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THE 


MASSACHUSETTS  CIVIL  LIST 


1 63 0-17 74. 


THE 


COLONIAL  AND  PROVINCIAL  PERIODS, 


1630-1774. 


BEING  A  LIST  OF  THE  NAMES  AND  DATES  OF  APPOINTMENT 


ALL   THE   CIVIL  OFFICERS 


(i!i;0tt^titnt«tt  hy  g^utliovity  of  ikt  (^JMixim,  ox  the  ^oral  ^ovcntmcttt. 


WILLIAM   H.    WIIITMORE,   A.M. 


ALBANY: 

J.  MUNSELL,  STATE  STREET. 

1870. 


P  E  E  F  A  C  E 


In  the  following  pages  an  attempt  has  been  made  to  furnish  lists  of 
all  the  civil  officers  appointed  under  the  authority  of  the  two  charters 
of  Massachusetts,  from  the  first  settlement  of  the  colony  until  the 
overthrow  of  the  Royal  government,  together  with  the  dates  of  such 
appointments.  Such  a  work,  if  faithfully  executed,  can  hardly  fail  to 
be  of  service,  and  it  has  been  the  object  of  the  compiler  to  strive  for 
accuracy  in  every  detail  given.  The  names  and  dates  have  been  taken 
from  the  official  records,  and  such  as  have  not  been  copied  by  him 
personally,  have  been  transcribed  by  Mr.  William  B.  Trask,  a  gentleman 
eminently  qualified  to  do  the  work  thoroughly  and  accurately.  The 
method  pursued  was  to  copy  all  the  civil  appointments  as  they  stood 
on  the  record,  after  which  these  facts  were  classified  and  arranged  by 
the  compiler.  It  would  hardly  be  possible  to  escape  some  errors  in  so 
large  a  collection  of  names  and  dates  ;  but  it  is  hoped  that  the  care 
exercised  in  the  •  work  ^f  collection  and  classification  has  reduced  the 
mistakes  to  an  inconsiderable  number. 

In  these  lists  will  be  found  the  names  of  the  comparatively  few  civil 
officers  appointed  under  the  first  charter,  as  well  as  of  the  far  greater 
number  rendered  necessary  by  the  increase  of  the  province  under  its 
second  charter.  To  render  the  record  more  nearly  complete  it  has 
seemed  best  to  include  even  the  lowest  grades  of  commissioned  officers, 
those  of  j  ustice  of  the  peace  and  coroner.  An  examination  of  the  names, 
however,  will  convince  the  reader  that  these  offices  were  formerly  held 
in  higher  estimation  than  they  may  be  to-day,  and  that  they  formed 
the  first  steps  in  the  political  life  of  many  of  the  most  distinguished 


6  Preface. 

men.     For  the  genealogist  and  local  historian  these  lists  will  possess  a 
peculiar  interest. 

The  explanations  given  at  the  commencement  of  each  list  render  any- 
general  description  here  unnecessary.  It  may  be  said,  however,  of  the 
lists  of  the  judges,  that  though  comparisons  were  made  throughout 
with  the  valuable  Judicial  History  of  Massachusetts  by  Hon.  Emory 
Washburn,  the  facts  here  given  have  all  been  taken  from  the  original 
'  records,  and  add  materially  to  his  collections.  Especially  may  be 
mentioned  the  records  of  the  counties  of  York,  Lincoln  and  Cumberland, 
now  in  the  limits  of  Maine,  but  in  fact  during  the  Provincial  period  con- 
stituting a  portion  of  Massachusetts,  of  which  he  took  no  notice. 

As  this  book  is  only  intended  to  be  an  aid  to  the  student,  it  was 
deemed  unadvisable  to  attempt  notes  on  the  many  interesting  topics 
suggested  by  it.  The  constitution  of  the  courts,  the  causes  of  appoint- 
ments or  dismissals,  the  extensive  changes  in  political  bodies  like  the 
council,  are  all  matters  suggested  by  an  examination  of  these  lists,  but 
even  the  briefest  discussion  of  them  would  require  too  much  space. 

One  general  conclusion  alone  may  be  stated.  These  lists  will  indicate 
clearly  that  prior  to  the  Revolution,  the  offices,  if  not  the  controlling 
power,  were  in  the  hands  of  a  few  families,  and  other  investigations  will 
show  these  families  to  have  been  closely  allied  by  marriages.  From 
this  state  of  affairs  the  Revolution  rescued  us  ;  the  reader  will  doubtless 
form  his  own  opinion  as  to  the  influence  the  presence  of  such  an 
oligarchy  had  in  causing  that  event. 

In  conclusion,  the  compiler  has  to  express  his  thanks  to  A.  C.  Goodell, 
Jr.,  Esq,  for  valuable  assistance  in  relation  to  dates  procured  in  England, 
and  to  the  commissioners  for  the  republication  of  the  Province  Laws,  for 
an  arrangement  by  which  the  use  of  stereotype  plates  was  secured. 

W.  H.  W. 

i 

Boston,  Oct.,  1870. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Colonial  Period,  1629-1686 — Massachusetts, 

Page. 

Mode  of  voting,      ....... 

11 

Governor  and  Deputy  Grovernor,     .... 

16 

Secretary,      

18 

Treasurer,      ........ 

19 

Assistants,     ........ 

19 

Speaker, 

27 

Commissioners  of  the  United  Colonies,     . 

28 

Auditor  General,    ....... 

34 

Marshal  General,   ....... 

34 

Agents  to  England, 

34 

Inter  Charter  Period,  1686-1692— 

Governor  and  Council,  ....... 

30 

Plymouth  Colony — 

Governor, 

35 

36 

Secretary,      

36 

Treasurer, 

36 

Assistants, 

37 

Provincial  Period,  1692-1774 — 

Governor,       ........ 

43 

Lieutenant  Governor,     ...... 

44 

Secretary,       .         .         .•       . 

44 

Treasurer,      ........ 

45 

The  Council,           ....... 

45 

64 

Speaker,         ......... 

66 

Judges  of  the  Superior  Court, 

68 

Special  Justices  of  Superior  Court,         .         .         .         . 

.        .     ,  .            71 

Commissioners  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,     .         .         .         . 

75 

County  Officers  for  Suflfolk,  viz.  Judges  of  the  Inferior 

Court  of  Common 

Pleas,  Special  Justices  of  same,  Sheriffs,  Judges  and  Reg 

isters  of  Probate,             77 

County  Officers — 

for  Essex, 

82 

Middlesex,          ....... 

87 

Hampshire,        ....... 

91 

Plymouth,          ....... 

95 

Bristol,      ........ 

.        .            99 

Barnstable,         ....... 

103 

Table  of  Contents. 


County  Officers — 
for  York, 

Nantucket, 
Dukes, 
Worcester, 
Lincoln,    . 
Cumberland, 
Berkshire,  . 
Attorney-General, 
Solicitor  General, 
Commissioners  of  Impost  and  Excise 
Justices  of  the  Peace. — 

Suffolk, 

Essex,  . 

Middlesex, 

Hampshire, 

Plymouth, 

Bristol, . 

Barnstable, 

York,    . 

Nantucket, 

Dukes,  . 

Worcester, 

Lincoln, 

Cumberland, 

Berkshire, 
Coroners 

Suffolk, 

Essex, 

Middlesex, 

Hampshire, 

Plymouth, 

Bristol, 

Barnstable, 

York, 

Nantucket, 

Dukes, 

Worcester, 

Lincoln, . 

Cumberland, 

Berkshire, 
Notaries  Public 
Index, 


LIST  OF  CIVIL  OFFICERS. 


LIST  OF  CIVIL  OFFICERS. 


COLONIAL  PERIOD,  1629-1688. 

The  charter  granted  by  Charles  I  to  certain  persons,  creating  them  "  one 
body  politique  and  corporate  in.  fact  and  name,  by  the  name  of  the  Governor 
and  Company  of  the  Mattachusctts  Ba}^  in  New  England,"  is  dated  March 
4,  1628-9.  It  provides  for  yearly  elections  of  a  governor,  deputy-governor 
and  eighteen  assistants, on  the  last  Wednesday  in  Easter  term,  in  the  general 
court  or  assembly  of  the  company.  The  officers  named  in  the  charter  are : 
Mathew  Ckadock^  Governor^ 
Thomas  Goffe,  Deputy  GovemoVy 
and  as  assistants 

Sir  Richard  Saltonstall,     Symon  Whitcomb,  Thomas  Adams, 

Isaac  Johnson,  Increase  Novvell,  Thomas  Hutchins, 

Samuel  Aldersey,  Richard  Perry,  John  Browne, 

John  Ven,  Nathaniel  "Wright,  George  Foxcraft, 

John  Ilumfrey,  Samuel  Vassall,  William  Vassall, 

John  Endecott,  Theophilus  Eaton,  William  Pinchon. 

Before  this  date  (in  1624),  a  settlement  had  been  commenced  at  Salem, 
and  both  Roger  Conant  and  John  Endecott  have  been  graced  with  the  title 
of  o;overnor.  Our  use  of  the  term  will  however  be  limited  to  those  who 
were  the  heads  at  once  of  the  company  and  of  the  colony,  thus  fulfilling  the 
idea  conveyed  by  the  charter.  Cradock  was  governor  of  the  company  and 
Endecott  of  the  settlement,  but  John  Winthrop  was  the  first  governor  of 
Massachusetts  under  the  first  charter,  after  the  consolidation  of  the  duties 
and  powers  belonging  to  that  office.  The  date  of  the  election  of  charter 
officers,  after  the  establishment  of  the  settlement  here,  was  the  last  Wednes- 
day of  Easter  term  in  each  year.  The  election  at  first  was  by  the  whole 
body  of  freemen  assembled  together,  but  this  mode  proving  inconvenient 
as  the  number  of  settlements  increased,  various  alterations  were  made. 

In  1632  [Mass.  Rec.  i,  95),  it  was  voted  "that  the  Governor,  Deputy 
Governor  and  Assistants  should  be  chosen  by  the  whole  court  of  Governor, 
Deputy  Governor,  Assistants  and  freemen.,  and  that  the  Governor  shall  always 
be  chosen  out  of  the  Assistants,"  and  this  rule  seems  to  have  lasted  for  two 
years.  In  May,  1634,  however,  eight  towns  sent  representatives,  and  the 
general  court  then  passed  two  apparently  inconsistent  votes.  It  declared 
[Mass.  Bee.  i,  117),  that  "  none  but  the  General  Court  hath  power  to  make 
and  establish  laws,  nor  to  elect  and  appoint  officers,  as  Governor,  Deputy 


12  List  of  Civil  Officers. 

Governor,  Assistants,  Treasurer,  Secretary,  Captain,  Lieutenants,  Ensigns, 
or  any  of  like  moment,  or  to  remove  such  upon  misdemeanor,  as  also  to  set 
out  the  duty  and  powers  of  said  officers."  But  it  also  decreed  [Mass.  JRec. 
I,  118-9),  that  it  should  be  lawful  for  the  freemen  of  each  town  to  depute 
two  or  three  persons  "  to  deal  in  their  behalf  in  the  public  affairs  of  the 
Commonwealth,"  who  should  "  have  the  full  power  and  voices  of  all  the  said 
freemen,  derived  to  them  for  the  making  and  establishing  of  laws,  granting 
of  lands,  &c.,  and  to  deal  in  all  other  affairs  of  the  Commonwealth  wherein 
the  freemen  have  to  do,  the  matter  of  election  of  magistrates  and  other  officers  only 
excepted,  wherein  every  freeman  is  to  give  his  own  voice." 

From  this  we  may  conclude  that  the  second  statement  controlled  the  first, 
and  that  it  was  necessary  to  have  a  mass  meeting  for  the  election  of  officers. 

Winthrop  {Hist,  i,  159,  old  ed.),  says  of  the  election  in  1635  :  "  The  go- 
vernour  and  deputy  were  elected  by  papers  wherein  their  names  were  written ; 
but  the  assistants  were  chosen  by  papers,  without  names,  viz:  the  governour 
propounded  one  to  the  people  ;  then  they  all  went  out,  and  came  in  at  one 
door,  and  every  man  delivered  a  paper  into  a  hat.  Such  as  gave  their  vote 
for  the  party  named,  gave  in  a  paper  with  some  figures  or  scroll  in  it;  others 
gave  in  a  blank."  This  seems  to  indicate  that  only  those  freemen  who  were 
present  cast  votes  for  the  assistants  at  least.  The  next  step  was  taken  under 
Vane's  administration,  when  it  was  voted  March  9,  1636-7  [Mass.  Bee.  i, 
188),  that  "  it  shall  be  free  and  lawful  for  all  freemen  to  send  their  votes  for 
elections  by  proxy  the  next  General  Court  in  May,  and  so  for  hereafter, 
which  shall  be  done  in  this  manner :  The  deputies  which  shall  be  chosen 
shall  cause  the  freemen  of  their  towns  to  be  assembled,  and  then  to  take 
such  freemen's  votes  as  please  to  send  by  proxy  for  every  magistrate,  and 
seal  them  up,  severally  subscribing  the  magistrate's  name  on  the  back  side, 
and  so  bring  them  to  the  Court  sealed,  with  an  open  roll  of  the  names  of  the 
freemen  that  so  send  by  proxy." 

Li  November,  1639  {Mass.  Bee.  i,  277),  "it  was  solemnly  and  unanimously 
decreed  and  established  that  henceforth  upon  the  day  or  days  appointed  by 
our  patent  to  hold  our  yearly  court  for  the  electing  of  our  Governor,  Deputy 
Governor,  Assistants  and  other  general  officers,  being  the  last  Wednesday 
of  every  Easter  term,  that  the  freemen  of  this  jurisdiction  shall,  either  in 
person  or  by  proxy,  without  any  summons,  attend  and  consummate  the 
eleotions;  at  which  time  also  they  shall  send  their  deputies  with  full  power 
to  consult  and  determine  such  matters  as  concern  the  welfare  of  this  Com- 
monwealth :  from  which  General  Court  no  magistrate  or  deputy  shall  depart 
the  Court,  or  be  discharged,  without  the  consent  of  the  major  part  of  the 
Court,  under  the  penalty  of  one  hundred  pounds. 

"  As  for  the  place  of  public  assembling,  it  shall  be  where  the  preceding 
Court  of  Elections  was  held,  unless  then  and  there  some  other  place  shall  be 
assigned.  This  act  of  ours  we  conceive  so  nearly  to  concern  the  good  of 
this  conntr}^  that  we  earnestly  entreat  it  may  never  be  repealed  by  any 
future  Court." 


List  of  Civil  Officers.  13 

On  May  13th,  1640  {3Iass.  Rec.  i,  293),  it  was  ordered,  that  at  the  town 
meetings  at  which  the  deputies  to  the  general  court  were  chosen,  these 
deputies  should  nominate  to  the  freemen  the  candidates  they  recommended 
for  the  next  election  of  magistrates,  and  should  record  the  votes  given  to 
each  candidate.  The  magistrates  and  deputies  were  to  add  the  returns  from 
the  several  towns,  and  take  enough  of  these  names  according  to  the  number 
of  votes,  to  make  up  the  full  number  of  assistants.  This  list  was  to  be 
returned  to  the  freemen  in  each  town  to  choose  or  reject  at  the  next  election ; 
but  no  new  name  could  be  added  to  those  nominated.  This  plan  was  to  be 
tried  for  one  year. 

In  June,  1641  [Mass.  Rec.  i,  333),  it  was  ordered  that  the  freemen  in  each 
town  should  choose  electors  to  be  sent  to  the  court  of  election,  one  for  every 
ten  voters,  who  should  have  power  to  make  election  for  all  the  rest. 

In  June,  1642  {31ass.  Rec.  ii,  21),  it  was  ordered  that  each  town  should 
send  one  or  two  freemen  to  Salem  to  agree  upon  a  certain  number  of  the 
most  able  and  fit  men  to  be  put  in  nomination  for  magistrates  at  the  next 
court,  and  none  others  were  to  be  voted  for. 

In  1643,  May  10  {Rec.  ii,  37),  the  mode  appointed  May  13,  1640,  was 
revived  until  repealed  or  altered,  except  that  it  was  declared  that  at  the 
preliminary  nominations  in  town  meetings,  the  deputies  should  have  no 
exclusive  right  of  nominating,  but  all  the  freemen  might  propound  names. 
September  7,  1643,  it  was  ordered  that  the  voting  for  assistants  be  with 
Indian  beans,  black  and  white,  instead  of  papers. 

On  the  7th  March,  1643-4,  it  was  voted  {Rec.  ii,  58),  that  the  magistrates 
and  deputies  should  thereafter  sit  apart,  the  assent  of  both  houses  being 
necessary  to  the  passage  of  laws,  &c.  On  the  13th  November,  1644  {Rec. 
II,  87),  it  was  ordered  that  within  two  months  the  freemen  of  each  town 
should  meet  and  select  seven  candidates  for  new  magistrates  at  the  next 
election.  The  town  votes  were  then  to  be  sent,  sealed,  to  the  shire  towns 
by  messengers  on  the  last  Thursday  of  February,  and  then  these  selected 
men  for  each  county  were  to  choose  one  to  carry  the  sealed  vote  of  the 
county  to  Boston,  on  the  last  Tuesday  of  March.  At  Boston,  two  magis- 
trates were  to  open  the  votes  and  announce  the  seven  names  receiving  the 
most  votes,  and  "  that  such  as  have  most  votes  to  be  first  nominated  and  put 
to  election,  that  the  freemen  may  know  for  whom  to  send  in  their  proxies." 
The  county  representatives  were  to  notify  the  town  messengers,  and  these 
latter  the  freemen,  and  none  but  the  candidates  thus  })roposed  could  be 
voted  for. 

This  order,  changing  only  the  dates  of  the  meeting  in  the  shire  towns, 
was  renewed  November  4,  1646  {Rec.  iii,  86). 

In  1647,  November  11  {Rec.  ii,  210),  the  same  order  was  reenacted,  with 
the  important  change  that  the  number  of  nominees  sliould  be  "  to  the 
number  of  seven  persons,  or  as  the  General  Court  shall  direct,"  and  "these 
seven  or  other  immber  agreed  upon  as  aforesaid,"  should  be  nominated  for 
assistants  at  the  court  of  election. 


14  List  of  Civil  Officers. 

On  the  11th  November,  1647  [Rec.  ii,  220),  it  was  ordered  that  the  freemen 
should  elect  the  governor,  deputy  governor,  major-general,  treasurer,  secre- 
tary, and  commissioners  for  the  United  Colonies,  by  means  of  papers,  and  all 
the  assistants  by  white  beans,  to  be  forwarded  by  their  deputies  to  the  court 
of  election,  "provided  that  such  as  are  made  free  upon  the  day  of  election, 
and  only  they,  shall  deliver  their  votes  at  the  door,"  and  also  provided  that 
the  votes  of  small  villages  which  did  not  send  deputies,  should  be  transmitted 
by  the  deputies  of  the  nearest  town."  This  order  apparently  (see  Winthrop, 
II,  311,  old  ed.),  was  not  liked,  since  it  made  compulsory  what  was  before 
optional,  the  voting  by  ballot.  He  seems  to  state  that  the  order  was  repealed 
and  the  matter  referred  to  the  next  court,  1648,  which  being  full  of  business, 
the  matter  was  put  off  farther. 

Thus  far  the  details  of  the  elections  seems  to  agree  with  Lechford's  account 
in  1642  [Plain  Dealing^  p.  60,  Trumbull's  ed.),  that  at  the  election  in  Boston 
all  the  freemen  voted  in  person  or  by  proxy.  He  says,  however,  for  the 
assistants  the  blanks  and  marked  votes  were  counted,  and  "according  to  the 
major  part  of  either,  the  man  in  nomination  stands  elected  or  rejected." 

Considering  the  wording  of  these  laws  and  the  fact  that  from  1644  to  1649 
there  were  at  least  ten  assistants  chosen  each  year,  we  feel  obliged  to 
conclude :  1st.  That  the  governor,  &c.,  were  chosen  by  popular  vote,  by  the 
freemen  present  at  the  meeting  and  by  ballots  sent  thither.  2d.  That  the  old 
assistants  were  renominated  each  year  as  a  matter  of  course  and  voted  on, 
whilst  new  names  were  propounded  in  accordance  with  these  various  schemes 
before  cited,  and  only  used  if  there  were  not  enough  old  members  desiring 
or  attaining  election  to  make  up  the  number  decided  upon.  It  must  be 
remembered  that  the  number  of  assistants  demanded  by  the  charter,  eighteen, 
was  never  filled  before  1680,  and  it  is  believed  that  no  evidence  remains  as 
to  the  mode  by  which  the  number  to  be  elected  in  each  year  was  decided 
upon,  or  as  to  the  influence  which  determined  this  point. 

On  the  17th  October,  1649  {Rec.  ii,  287),  a  new  rule  was  made,  viz  :  that 
on  some  day  in  JSTovember  the  freemen  in  each  town  were  to  cast  their  votes 
for  such  as  they  desired  to  have  chosen  assistants  at  the  next  court  of  election, 
not  exceeding  twenty  in  number  (each  freeman  giving  only  one  vote  to  each 
of  his  candidates);  these  votes  were  to  be  sent  to  the  shire  towns,  and  thence 
the  county  votes  were  to  be  sent  to  Boston.  The  eighteen  having  the  most 
votes  were  to  be  the  only  candidates  at  the  next  election.  They  were  to  be 
nominated  in  the  order  of  their  relative  votes,  the  highest  first,  "  except 
such  of  those  twenty  who  have  been  magistrates  the  year  before,  who  shall 
have  the  precedence  of  the  others  in  nomination  on  the  day  of  election." 
"  And  the  printed  law  for  election,  p.  21,  bearing  date  1647,  is  hereby 
repealed." 

In  support  of  this  view  we  may  note  that  the  old  assistants  were  regularly 
reelected  from  1643  to  1649,  and  that  though  three  were  changed  in  1650, 
viz:  John  Winthrop,  jr.,  Saltonstall  and  Pelham,  the  first  had  removed  to 
Connecticut,  and  the  latter  two  had  gone  to  England. 


List  of  Civil  Officers.  15 

On  the  19th  October,  1658  {Rec.  iv,  part  i,  p.  347),  it  was  ordered  that 
inconveniences  having  arisen  from  having  so  many  persons  nominated,  that 
hereafter  only  fourteen  be  nominated,  and  the  previous  law  was  repealed. 

In  1665  [Rec.  iv,  part  ii,  p.  166),  a  letter  was  received  from  King  Charles 
II,  saying  "  although  we  have  hereby  declared  our  expectation  to  be  that 
the  charter  granted  by  our  royal  father  and  now  confirmed  by  us,  shall  be 
punctually  observed,  yet  if  the  number  of  the  Assistants  enjoyned  thereby 
by  found  by  experience  and  by  judged  by  the  people  to  be  inexpedient  (as 
we  are  informed  it  is),  we  do  then  dispense  with  the  same,  and  declare  our 
will  and  pleasure  herein  for  the  future  to  be,  that  the  number  of  said 
Assistants  shall  not  exceed  eighteen,  nor  be  less  at  any  time  than  ten." 

October  12,  1670  [Rec.  iv,  part  ii,  p.  468),  the  number  of  nominees  was 
fixed  at  eighteen. 

Finally,  4  February,  1679-80  [Rec.  v,  262),  it  was  ordered  that  eighteen 
assistants  be  chosen  for  that  year,  and  October  13, 1680  {Rec.  v,  291),  a  more 
extended  act  was  passed.  The  freemen  of  each  town  were  to  meet  on  the 
second  Tuesday  in  March  and  vote  by  ballot  for  assistants  to  the  number  of 
twenty,  casting  only  one  vote  for  each  candidate.  Those  votes  were  to  be 
sent  to  the  shire  town,  and  thence  by  commissioners  the  county  votes  were 
to  be  carried  to  Boston.  There  on  the  2d  Tuesday  in  April  the  votes  were 
to  be  opened,  and  the  twenty-six  having  the  most  votes  were  to  be  the 
candidates  for  the  next  election.  These  nominees  were  to  be  considered 
according  to  the  number  of  votes  they  had  received,  the  old  magistrates 
having  the  preference  in  nomination  on  election  day.  At  the  town  meetings 
thereafter  all  the  freemen  might  put  in  proxies  for  ofiicers  by  ballots  and 
Indian  corn,  naming  twenty  out  of  the  twenty-six  nominated  for  assistants, 
and  these  votes  were  to  be  sent  to  Boston,  when  the  eighteen  having  the 
most  votes  were  chosen  for  the  next  year.  All  the  freemen  who  had  not 
voted  by  proxy  could  do  so  in  person  on  election  day,  at  the  Court  House  in 
Boston. 


16 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


FIRST   CHARTER. 


GOVERNORS. 

1629  Oct.  20,     John  Winthrop.* 


1630t 

1631  May  18 

1632  May  9 
1683  May  29 

1634  May  14 

1635  May  6 

1636  May  25 

1637  May  17 

1638  May  2 

1639  May  22 

1640  May  13 

1641  June  2 

1642  May  18 

1643  May  10 

1644  May  29 

1645  May  14 

1646  May  6 

1647  May  26 

1648  May  10 

1649  May  2 

1650  May  22 

1651  May  7 

1652  May  27 

1653  May  18 

1654  May  3 

1655  May  23 

1656  May  14 

1657  May  6 

1658  May  19 

1659  May  11 

1660  May  30 

1661  May  22 

1662  May  7 

1663  May  27 

1664  May  18 

1665  May  3 

1666  May  23 

1667  May  15 


do 
do 
do 
do 
Thomas  Dudley. 
John  Haynes. 
Henry  Vane. 
John  "Winthrop. 
do 
do 
Thomas  Dudley. 
Richard  Bellingham. 
John  Winthrop. 

do 
John  Endecott, 
Thomas  Dudley. 
John  "Winthrop. 
do 
do 
John  Endecott. 
Thomas  Dudley. 
John  Endecott. 
do 
do 
Richard  Bellingham. 
John  Endecott. 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
Richard  Bellingham. 
do 
do 


DEPUTY  GOVERNORS. 

John  Humphrey. 
Thomas  Dudley.f 

do 

do 

do 
Roger  Ludlow. 
Richard  Bellingham. 
John  Winthrop. 
Thomas  Dudley. 

do 

do 
Richard  Bellingham. 
John  Endecott. 

do 

do 
John  Winthrop. 

do 
Thomas  Dudley. 

do 

do 

do 
John  Endecott. 
Thomas  Dudley. 

do 
Richard  Bellingham. 
John  Endecott. 
Richard  Bellingham. 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Francis  Willoughby. 

do 

do 


*  Chosen  in  England. 


t  No  election,  probably.    See  Palfrey,  i,  317. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
First  Charter — Continued. 


17 


GOVERNORS. 

DEPUTY   GOVERNORS. 

1668  Apr.  29, 

Richard  Belliugham. 

Francis  Willoughby. 

1669  May  19, 

do 

do 

1670  May  11, 

•       do 

do 

1671  May  31, 

do 

John  Leverett. 

1672  May  15, 

do 

do 

1673  May    7, 

John  Leverett. 

Samuel  Symonds. 

1674  May  27, 

do 

do 

1675  May  12, 

do 

do 

1676  May    3, 

do 

do 

1677  May  23, 

do 

do 

1678  May    8, 

do 

do 

1679  May  28, 

Simon  Bradetreet. 

Thomas  Danforth. 

1680  May  19, 

do 

do 

1681  May  11, 

do 

do 

1682  May  24, 

do 

do 

1683  May  16, 

do 

do 

1684  May    7, 

do 

do 

1685  May  27, 

do 

do 

1686  May  12 

do 

do 

The  general  court  adjourned  May  20,  1686,  the  government  being  super- 
seded by  the  new  commission. 

In  1684  proceedings  were  taken  in  England  to  vacate  the  charter,  and  a 
decree  was  finally  issued  October  23.  A  temporary  government,  directly 
dependent  on  the  Crown,  was  projected  by  King  Charles  II,  and  Col.  Piercy 
Kirk  was  appointed  "His  Majesty's  Lieutenant  and  Governor  General," 
early  in  November.  During  1685  the  old  elective  government  continued, 
but  was  regarded  only  as  provisional.  On  the  14th  May,  1686,  otiicial 
information  was  brought  to  Boston  of  the  new  commissions  issued  by  James 
II  for  the  territory  composed  of  Massachusetts,  New  Hampshire,  Maine  and 
the  King's  Province.  The  government  was  to  consist  of  the  president, 
deputy  president,  and  sixteen  counsellors.  The  commission  is  dated  Octo- 
ber 8,  1685.* 

*P(dfrey,  in,  485. 
3 


18  List  of  Civil  Officers. 


1686     May  20,      Joseph  Dudley,  President. 

"  William  Stoughton,  De-puty  President. 


* 


1686  Dec.  20,  Sir  Edmond  Andros,  Governor.  He  was  appointed 
governor  in  chief  over  New  England  June  3,  1686, 
and  assumed  the  authority  on  his  arrival  in  December. 

1688  April  7,      Andros  was  created  by  a  new  commission  governor  of  all 

the  English  possessions  on  the  main  land  of  America, 
except  Pennsylvania,  Delaware,  Maryland  and  Virginia. 

1689  April  18,      Andros's  government  was  overthrown,  and  a  provisional 

government  was  established.  Two  conventions  were 
called,  which  met  May  9th  and  May  22d,  and  finally 
the  old  magistrates  consented  to  assume^office,  though 
disclaiming  the  idea  that  they  reassumed  the  old 
charter. 
1689     May  24,      Simon  Bradstreet,  Governor. 

Thomas  Danforth,  Deputy  Governor. 

This  temporary  government  was  sanctioned  by  William 
and  Mary,  and  lasted  till  the  arrival  of  the  new  or 
second  charter,  May  14,  1692. 


SECRETARY. 

1628-9,  March  9,  John  Washborne  was  chosen  secretary  of  the  company 
in  England  for  one  year.  1629,  May  13,  William  Burges  was  chosen,  and 
the  records  are  in  his  hand  writing  until  10  February,  1629-30.  Simon 
Bradstreet's  records  commence  March  18th,  1629-30,  with  the  record  of  a 
meeting  of  the  assistants  at  Southampton,  and  he  doubtless  was  appointed 
at  that  time,  though  the  earliest  notice  of  his  election  is  in  1634.  The 
secretary  held  ofiice  for  one  year  and  until  his  successor  was  elected. 

1630  Simon  Bradstreet. 

1636     June,  Increase  Nowell.     (He  appears  as  acting  secretary,  though 

not  formally  elected  until  1639). 
1650     May  22,      Edward  Rawson.     (He  held  office  until  the  charter  was 

taken  away). 


1685  Sept.  21,  Edward  Randolph  commissioned  secretary  and  registrar 
under  Dudley's  government.  He  held  until  the  over- 
throw of  Andros  in  1689.  May  3,  1687  he  rented  his 
ofiice  to  John  West,  who  had  acted  as  deputy  under 
him. 


List  of  Civil  Officers.  19 


TREASURER. 

The  treasurers  held  office  for  one  year  aud  until  their  successors  were 
appointed. 

DATE.  NAME. 


1629 

May  13, 

George  Harwood,  |  j^^  England. 

1629 

Dec.    1, 

Samuel  Aldersey,  J 

1632 

Aug.  7, 

"William  Pynchon. 

1634 

May  18, 

William  Coddington. 

1636 

May  25, 

Richard  Dummer. 

1637 

May  17, 

Richard  Bellingham. 

1640 

May  13, 

William  Tyng, 

1644 

Nov.  13, 

Richard  Russell  (until  the  next  court). 

1645 

May  14, 

do 

1676 

May    3, 

John  Hull. 

1680 

May  19, 

James  Russell. 

1686 

May  11, 

Samuel  Nowell. 

1686     June  1,      John  Usher,  appointed  under  Dudley. 


ASSISTANTS. 

By  the  charter,  eighteen  assistants  were  to  he  chosen  annually,  hut  as 
has  been  noted  (p.  14),  this  rule  was  continuously  neglected  for  nearly  fifty 
years.  Until  1680  the  number  varied  from  seven  to  twelve,  and  we  are  at  a 
loss  to  explain  the  reason  of  this  palpable  violation  of  the  law.  Hutchinson 
{Hist.  I,  326),  writes,  under  date  of  1679  :  "  They  continued  to  limit  them- 
selves to  eight  or  ten  assistants.  At  first,  as  has  been  observed,  it  was  done 
to  leave  room  for  persons  of  quality  expected  from  England.  These 
expectations  had  loi^g  ceased.  In  a  popular  government,  and  where  the 
magistrates  were  annually  chosen,  increasing  the  number  would  give  a  better 
chance  to  aspiring  men.  On  the  other  hand,  the  greater  the  number  of 
assistants  the  less  the  weight  of  the  house  of  deputies,  the  election  of  all 
officers  depending  upon  the  major  vote  of  the  whole  court.  This  last  reason 
might  cause  the  deputies  to  refuse  their  consent  to  an  increase." 

Finally,  the  king's  letter  of  July  24,  1679  {lialchinson  i,  326),  amongst 
other  articles  ordered  that  "the  ancient  number  of  eighteen  assistants  be 
henceforth  observed  as  by  charter."  Accordingly  at  the  session  of  4th 
February,  1679-80,  it  was  ordered  by  the  court  that  for  the  future  eighteen 
should  be  elected,  twenty  being  voted  for,  and  the  eighteen  receiving  the 
most  votes  being  declared  elected  [31ass.  Records,  v,  262). 


20  List  of  Civil  Officers. 

At  first  the  governor,  deputy  governor  and  assistants  seem  to  have  sat 
with  the  deputies,  though  exercising  by  a  majority  vote  among  themselves 
a  negative  upon  the  proceedings  of  the  latter.  This  privilege  created 
dissension  {Huichiyison,  i,  143),  and  finally  the  deputies  voted,  7th  March, 
1643-4,  that  the  magistrates  should  sit  by  themselves.  The  powers  of  the 
two  bodies,  however,  seems  to  have  remained  quite  undefined  in  theory.  In 
1645,  '6  and  '7,  the  assistants  were  as  before  present  at  the  court  of  elections, 
but  after  this  last  date  they  seem  to  have  held  separate  sessions. 


ISToTES. — The  following  facts  may  be  here  noted  : 

1638.     John  Endecott  acted,  but  I  do  not  find  the  date  of  his  election. 

1642.  The  earlier  copies  of  the  published  records  were  imperfect  in  regard 
to  the  elections  this  year.  Later  copies,  however,  have  a  cancel  of  the 
first  sheet,  and  two  pages  of  additional  matter  are  given,  which  supply 
the  names  recorded  in  the  following  list.     (See  Palfrey,  i,  613). 

1652.  I  do  not  find  that  Thomas  Flynt  was  chosen  this  year,  and  as  his 
will,  of  21  December,  1651  (according  to  Savage),  mentions  that  he 
was  "  intending  a  voyage  to  England,"  probably  he  went  in  1652,  and 
hence  was  not  elected  in  his  absence. 

1685.     Oliver  Purchase  was  elected,  but  declined. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


21 


ASSISTAITTS. 

[The  governor  and  deputy  governor  in  each  year  are  marked  with  stars, 
but  are  not  counted  among  the  assistants.  A  star  prefixed  to  a  name  shows 
that  it  has  not  occurred  previously.] 


NAMES. 

1630 

1631 

1632 

1633 

1634 

John  Winthrop, 
Thomas  Dudley, 
Increase  Nowell,     . 

* 

* 

1 

* 

* 
* 

1 

* 
* 

1 

1 

* 

Simon  Bradstreet,  . 

1 

J 

1 

William  ryuchon, 

1 

1 

1 

John  Endecott, 

1 

1 

1 

"William  Coddington, 

1 

1 

1 

Roger  Ludlow, 

1 

1 

1 

* 

Sir  Richard  Saltonstall, 

1 

- 

1 

- 

Isaac  Johnson, 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Thomas  Sharp, 
William  Vassall,      . 

1 
1 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Edward  Rossiter,    . 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

John  Winthrop,  jr., 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

John  Humfrey, 
John  Haynes, 

/ 

: 

- 

1 

1 

1 
1 

' 

11 

7 

8 

9 

9 

NAMES. 

1635 

1636 

1637 

1638 

1639 

John  Winthrop, 

1 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Thomas  Dudley, 

1 

* 

* 

* 

Increase  Nowell,     . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Simon   Bradstreet, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Pynchon, 

1 

- 

- 

- 

John  Endecott, 

- 

1 

1 

1 

William  Coddington, 

1 

- 

- 

- 

John  Winthrop,  jr., 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Ilaynes, 

* 

- 

- 

- 

*Richard  Bcllincrham, 

* 

1 

1 

1 

*Richard  Dummer, 

1 

- 

- 

- 

John  Ilumfrey, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Atherton  Hough, 

1 

— 

- 

- 

- 

*Roger  Ilarlakenden, 

— 

1 

1 

1 

- 

*Sir  Henry  Vane, 

- 

* 

- 

- 

- 

*Israel  Stoughton, 

— 

- 

1 

1 

1 

*Richard  Saltonstall,  jr., 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

10 

12 

9 

9 

8 

22 


List  of   Civil   Officers. 
Assistants — Continued. 


NAMES. 

1640 

1641 

1643 

1643 

1644 

1645 

John  Winthrop, 

1 

1 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Thomas  Dudley, 

* 

1 

1 

1 

1 

* 

Increase  jS'owell, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Endecott, 

1 

* 

* 

* 

* 

1 

John  Winthrop,  jr., 

1 

1 

1 

1 

•      1 

1 

Eichard  Bellingham, 

* 

* 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Humfrey, 

1 

1 

- 

- 

~ 

- 

Israel  Stoughton, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

- 

Richard  Saltonstall,  jr 

5 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Thomas  Flint, 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Samuel  Symonds, 

— 

— 

— 

1 

1 

1 

*William  Hibbens, 

— 

— 

— * 

1 

1 

1 

*William  Pyuchon, 

- 

— 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*IIerbert  Pelham, 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

8 

8 

9 

11 

10 

11 

NAMES. 

1646 

1647 

1648 

1649 

John  Winthrop,       .... 

* 

* 

* 

_ 

Thomas  Dudley, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Increase  Nowell, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Endecott, 

• 

1 

1 

1 

* 

William  Pynchon, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Richard  Bellingham, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Winthrop,  jr.. 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Richard  Saltonstall,  jr., 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Flint, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Samuel  Symonds,     . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Hibbens, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Herbert  Pelham, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Robert  Bridges,     . 

- 

1 

1 

1 

11 

12 

12 

11 

List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Assistants — Continued. 


23 


NAMES. 

1650 

1651 

1653 

1653 

1654 

1655 

Thomas  Dudley, 

* 

* 

* 



^ 

Increase  Nowell, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Eudecott, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

William  Pynchon, 

1 

— 

— 

— 

- 

— 

Richard  Bellingham, 

1 

1 

1 

* 

* 

* 

Thomas  Flint, 

1 

1 

— 

1 

- 

— 

Samuel  Symouds, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Hibbens, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

— 

Robert  Bridges, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Francis  Willoughby, 

1 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

*Edward  Gibbons, 

1 

1 

— 

- 

- 

- 

*Thomas  Wiggin, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*John  Glover, 

_ 

— 

1 

1 

— 

— 

*Daniel  Gookin, 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Daniel  Denison, 

_ 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

*Simon  Willard, 

_ 

_ 

— 

— 

1 

1 

*numphrey  Atherton, 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

11 

10 

9 

10 

10 

9 

NAMES. 

1656 

1657 

1658 

1659 

1660 

1661 

Richard  Bellingham, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

John  Endecott, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

1 

1 

1 

Samuel  Symcnds, 

1 

1 

1 

Robert  Bridges, 

- 

- 

- 

Thomas  Wiggin, 

1 

1 

1 

Daniel  Gookin, 

1. 

1 

1 

Daniel  Denison, 

1 

1 

1 

Simon  Willard, 

1 

1 

1 

Humphrev  Atherton, 

1 

1 

1 

*Richard  Russell, 

— 

- 

- 

1 

♦Thomas  Danforth, 

- 

- 

- 

1 

8 

7 

7 

9 

9 

9 

24 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Assistants — Continued. 


NAMES. 

1662 

1663 

1664 

1665 

1666 

1667 

Richard  Bellingbam, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

John  Endecott, 

* 

* 

* 

— 

- 

_ 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Samuel  Simonds, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Wiggiu, 

1 

1 

1 

— 

— 

_ 

Daniel  Gookin, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Daniel  Denison, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Simon  Willard, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Richard  Russell, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Danforth, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*William  Hawthorne, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Eliezer  Lusher, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Francis  Willoughby, 

- 

— 

1 

* 

* 

* 

Richard  Sal  ton  stall,  jr. 

- 

— 

1 

— 

— 

— 

*John  Leverett, 

- 

— 

— 

1 

1 

1 

*John  Pynchon, 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

10 

10 

12 

11 

11 

11 

NAMES. 

•1668 

1669 

1670 

1671 

1672 

Richard  Bellingham, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Samuel  Symonds, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Daniel  Gookin, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Daniel  Denison, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Simon  Willard, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Richard  Russell, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Danforth, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

"William  Hawthorne, 

. 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Eliezar  Lusher, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Francis  Willoughby, 

* 

* 

* 

- 

- 

John  Leverett, 

1 

1 

1 

* 

* 

John  Pynchon, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Edward  Tyng, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*William  Stoughton, 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Assistants — Continued. 


25 


NAMES. 

1673 

1074 

1675 

1676 

Simon  Bradstreet,     .... 

1 

1 

1  ' 

1 

Samuel  Symonds, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Daniel  Gookin, 

1 

1 

— 

Daniel  Denison, 

1 

1 

1 

Simon  Willard, 

1 

1 

- 

Richard  Russell, 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Danforth,     . 

1 

1 

1 

William  Hawthorne, 

1 

1 

1 

John  Leverett, 

* 

* 

* 

John  Pyuchon, 

1 

1 

1 

Edward  Tyng, 

1 

1 

1 

William  Stoughton, 

1 

1 

1 

*Thoma8  Clarke, 

1 

1 

1 

*Joseph  Dudley, 

- 

- 

- 

1 

11 

11 

11 

10 

NAMES. 

1677 

1678 

1679 

Simon  Brad  street,     ..... 

1 

1 

* 

Samuel  Symonds, 

* 

^■■ 

- 

Daniel  Gookin, 

• 

1 

1 

Daniel  Denison, 

1 

1 

Thomas  Danforth,     . 

1 

* 

William  Hawthorne, 

1 

1 

John  Leverett, 

* 

John  Pynchon, 

1 

1 

Edward  Tyng, 

1 

1 

William  Stoughton, 

1 

1 

Thomas  Clarke, 

1 

- 

Joseph  Dudley, 

1 

1 

*Peter  Bulkley, 

1 

1 

*Israthaniel  Saltonstall, 

- 

- 

1 

*Humphrey  Davy, 

— 

— 

1 

10 

10 

10 

26 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Assistants — Continued. 


NAMES. 

1680 

1681 

1682 

1683 

1684 

1685 

1686 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Thomas  Danforth, 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

Daniel  Gookin, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Daniel  Denison, 

i 

1 

— 

— 

— 

_ 

John  Pynchon, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Edward  Tyng, 
William  Stoughton,    . 
Joseph  Dudley, 
Peter  Bulkley, 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

iNathaniel  Salton  stall, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Humphrey  Davy , 
*James  Russell, 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

*Samuel  Nowell, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Peter  Tilton, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*John  Richards, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Richard  Saltonstall,  jr., 

1 

1 

— 

— 

_ 

_ 

*John  Hull, 

1 

1 

1 

_ 

_ 

_ 

*Bartholomew  Gedney, 
*Thomas  Savage, 

1 
1 

1 

1 

— 

- 

- 

*  William  Browne, 

1 

1 

1 

_ 

_ 

_ 

*Samuel  Appleton,     . 
*RobertPike,         ,    . 

— 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

*Daniel  Fisher, 

_ 

_ 

_ 

1 

_ 

_ 

_ 

*John  Woodbridge,  . 
*Elisha  Cooke, 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 

*William  Johnson,     . 

_ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

*John  Hawthorne, 

— 

i" 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

*Elisha  Hutchinson,  . 

_ 

_ 

— 

1 

1 

1 

*Samuel  Sewall, 

_ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

*l8aac  Addington, 

_ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

1 

*John  Smith, 

_ 

— 

_ 

— 

— 

— 

1 

*01iver  Purchase,!     • 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

0 

- 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

IT 

18 

f  Declined. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


27 


SPEAKER  OF  THE   HOUSE   OF  DEPUTIES. 


The  first  record  of  the  appointment  of  this  officer  is  at  the  session  begin- 
ning May  29,  1644,  after  the  separation  of  the  assistants  and  deputies. 
Before  this  time  we  may  conclude  that  the  governor  presided.  The  speaker 
was  chosen  anew  at  each  session  of  the  court. 


1644  May  29 

William  Hawthorne. 

1665  May     3, 

Thomas  Clarke. 

1645  May  14 

do 

1666  May  23 

Richard  Waldron. 

Aug.  12 

,                 do 

1667  May  15 

do 

Oct.     2 

,  George  Cooke. 

1668  Apr.  29, 

do 

1646  May     6 

William  Hawthorne. 

1669  May  19 

Thomas  Clarke. 

Nov.    4 

Kobert  Bridges, 

1670  May  11 

,                do 

1647  May  26 

Joseph  Hill. 

1671  May  31 

Thomas  Savage. 

Oct.    18 

,  Richard  Russell. 

1672  May  15, 

Thomas  Clarke. 

1648  May  10, 

William  Hawthorne. 

1673  May     7 

Richard  Waldron. 

Oct.   18, 

Richard  Russell. 

1673-4  Jan.  6, 

Josh.  Hubbard. 

1649  May     2, 

Daniel  Denison. 

1674  May  27, 

Richard  Waldron. 

Oct.   17 

do 

1674  Oct.     7, 

do 

1650  May  23 

William  Hawthorne. 

1675  May  12, 

do 

Oct.    15 

do 

1675-6  Feb.  2 

l,PeterBulkley. 

1651  May     7 

Daniel  Gookin. 

1676  May     3, 

do 

Oct.   14 

Daniel  Denison. 

Aug.    9, 

do 

1652  May  27 

do 

1677  May  24, 

Thomas  Savage. 

1653  May  18 

Humphrey  Atherton. 

Oct.   10, 

do 

1654  May     3 

Richard  Russell. 

1678  May     9, 

do 

1655  May  23 

Edward  Johnson. 

1679  May  28, 

Richard  Waldron. 

1656  May  14 

Richard  Russell. 

1679-80  Feb.  - 

1,  John  Richards. 

1657  May     6, 

William  Hawthorne. 

1680  May  19, 

Daniel  Fisher. 

1658  May  19 

Richard  Russell. 

1681  May  11, 

do 

1659  May  11, 

Thomas  Savage. 

1682  May  24, 

do 

1660  May  30 

do 

1683  May  16, 

Elisha  Cooke. 

1661  May  22, 

William  Hawthorne. 

Nov.    7, 

do 

1662  May     7, 

Thomas  Clarke. 

1684  May     7, 

John  Wayt. 

1663  May  27, 

John  Leverett. 

1685  May  27, 

Isaac  Addington. 

1664  May  18 

do 

1686  May  12, 

John  SalHn, 

28 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  UNITED  COLONIES. 

{Elected  at  the  Annual  Election  in  each  Colony.) 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

PLYMOUTH. 

1643 

John  Winthrop, 

Thomas  Dudley, 

Edward  Winslow,  William  Collier, 

1644 

Simon  Bradstreet,  "Wm.  Hathorne, 

do 

John 

Browne, 

1645 

John 

Winthrop, 

Herbert  Pelham, 

Thomas  Prince, 

do 

1646 

John 

Endecott, 

do 

Timothy  Hathei 

'ley, 

do 

1647 

do 

Thomas  Dudley, 

William  Bradford, 

do 

1648 

do 

Sim.on  Bradstreet, 

do 

do 

1649 

Thomas  Dudley, 

do 

do 

do 

1650 

Wm. 

Hathorne, 

do 

Thomas  Prince, 

do       , 

1651 

do 

do 

Timothy  Hatherley, 

do 

1652 

do 

do 

William  Bradford, 

do 

1653 

do 

do 

Thomas  Prence 

> 

do 

1654 

do 

do 

do 

do 

1655 

Daniel  Denison, 

do 

do 

do 

1656 

do 

do 

do 

William  Bradford, 

1657 

do 

do 

do 

James  Cudworth, 

1658 

John  Endecott, 

do 

do 

Josias  ' 

Winslow, 

1659 

Daniel  Denison, 

do 

Thomas  Southworth, 

do 

1660 

do 

do 

do 

do 

1661 

do 

do 

do 

Thomas  Prence, 

1662 

do 

Thomas  Danforth, 

Josias  Winslow 

,    T.  Southworth, 

1663 

Simon  Bradstreet,            do 

do 

Thomas  Prence, 

1664 

do 

do 

do 

T.   S 

3uthworth, 

1665 

do 

do 

do 

do 

1666 

do 

do 

do 

do 

1667 

* 

do 

do 

do 

1668 

Thomas  Danforth,  John  Leverett, 

Josias  Winslow 

do 

1669 

do 

do 

do 

do 

1670 

do 

Simon  Bradstreet, 

do 

Thomas  Prence, 

1671 

do 

do 

do 

.do 

1672 

do 

do 

do 

do 

1673 

do 

Wm.  Hathorne, 

do 

Thos 

Hinckley, 

1674 

do 

Wm.  Stoughtou, 

do 

do 

1675 

do 

do 

do 

do 

*  John  Leverett  in  reserve  seema  to  have  acted  this  year,    f  James  Cudworth,  substitute,  served. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
'  Commissioners  of  the  United  Colonies — Continued. 


29 


MASSACHUSETTS. 

PLYMOUTH. 

1676 

Thos.  Danforth,  Wm.  Stoughton, 

Josia 

8  Winslow,  Thomas 

i  Hinckley, 

1677 

do               Joseph  Dudley, 

do 

do 

1678 

do                             do 

do 

do 

1679 

do                             do 

do 

do 

1680 

Wm.  Stoughton,               do 

do 

do 

1681 

do                             do 

James  Cu 

dworth. 

do 

1682 

do                  Peter  Bulkley, 

William  Bradford, 

do 

1683 

do                             do 

do 

do 

1684 

do                Samuel  Nowell, 

do 

do 

1685 

do                              do 

1686 

do                             do 

do 

do   • 

Note. — Usually  substitutes  were  also  chosen,  and  these  sometimes  acted. 
Thus,  for  Massachusetts  John  Leverett  acted  in  1667,  and  for  Plymouth, 
Thomas  Prence  in  1662,  and  Thomas  Hinckley  in  1667. 


30 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


rtTTER  CHARTER  PERIOD. 

(See  Palfrey,  iii,  604). 


*JosEPH  Dudley,  President  in  1686. 

*'WiLLiAM  Stoughton,  Deputy  President  in  1686. 


COUNSELLORS. 


*Robert  Mason, 
*Fitz  John  Winthrop, 
*John  Pynchon, 
*Peter  Bulkley, 
*Edward  Randolph, 
*Wait  Still  Winthrop, 
*Richard  Wharton, 
*John  Usher, 


♦Bartholomew  Gedney, 
♦Jonathan  Tyng, 
*John  Hinckes, 
♦Edward  Tyng, 
Nathaniel  Saltonstall,t 
Simon  Bradstreet,t 
Dudley  Bradstreet,! 
Francis  Champernoon.f 


In  Andros's  first  commission  the  above  twelve  marked  with  stars  were 
reappointed,  and  the  following  thirteen  added  : 


Thomas  Hinckley, 
Barnabas  Lothrop, 
William  Bradford, 
Daniel  Smith, 
John  Walley, 
Nathaniel  Clarke, 
John  Coggeshall, 


Walter  Clark, 
Walter  Newberry, 
John  Sanford, 
John  Greene, 
Richard  Arnold, 
John  Albro. 


These  were  all  in  office  from  1686  to  1689,  and  the  following  four  were 
added  at  the  dates  named  : 


Francis  Nicholson,  August,  1687, 
Robert  Treat,  November,  1687, 


John  Allyn,  November,  1687. 
Samuel  Shrimpton,  March,  1688. 


f  Did  not  accept. 


List  of  Civil  Officers.  31 

Inter  Charter  Period — Continued. 

In  Andros's  second  Commission  (April  16,  1688),  forty-two  members  of 
the  council  are  named  {N.  Y.  Doc.  iii,  543),  viz  :  all  the  foregoing  (except 
the  four  who  did  not  accept),  and 

William  Browne,  Stephen  Van  Courtlandt,* 

Uichard  Smith,  John  Young. 

Simond  Lynde,  Nicholas  Bayard, 

Anthony  Brockholst,  John  Palmer, 

Frederick  Phillips,  John  Sprague, 
Jarvis  Baxter.* 

This  council  was  of  course  dispersed  at  Andros's  overthrow. 

The  following  names  were  signed  April  18th,  1689,  to  the  demand  for 
Andros's  surrender : 

Wait  Winthrop,  Elisha  Cooke, 

Simon  Bradstreet,  Isaac  Addington, 

William  Stoughton,  John  Nelson, 

Samuel  Shrimpton,  Adam  Winthrop,  — 

Bartholomew  Gedney,  Peter  Sergeant, 

William  Brown,  John  Foster, 

Thomas  Danforth,  David  Waterhouse. 

John  Richards, 

On  the  20th  April  the  above,  together  with  the  following,  formed  a 
"Council  for  the  safety  of  the  people,  and  conservation  of  the  peace." 
{Hutchinson,  i,  381-2). 

James  Russell,  Andrew  Belcher, 

John  Phillips,  Riehard  Sprague, 

Penn  Townsend,  James  Parker, 

Joseph  Lynde,  Dudley  Bradstreet, 

John  Joylifte,  Nathaniel  Saltonstall, 

Eliakim  Hutchinson,  Richard  Dunimcr, 

Nathaniel  Oliver,  Robert  Pike, 

John  Eyre,  John  Smith, 

Jeremiah  Dummer,  Edmund  Quincy, 

William  Johnson,  William  Bond, 

John  Hathorne,  Daniel  Pierce. 
They  chose  Bradstreet,  President;  John  Foster  and  Adam   Winthrop, 
Treasurers;  Wait  Winthrop,  Commander-in-Chief;  Isaac  Addington,  Clerk. 

*  Note. — Palfrey  has  Anthony  Baxter  and  Henry  Courtland  in  place  of  these  two,  but  the  names 
are  plainly  given  in  the  record,  and  are  those  of  prominent  men  in  New  York.  On  the  other  hand, 
the  record  says  John  Nicholson,  though  undoubtedly  Francis  Nicholson,  the  lieutenant  governor, 
is  meant. 


32  List  of  Civil  Officers. 

Inter  Charier  Period — Continued. 


May  22,  1689,  representatives  of  fifty-four  towns  met  at  Boston,  and  the 
governor  (Bradstreet),  and  assistants  chose  in  1686,  reassumed  office  provi- 
sionally, the  other  members  of  the  council  of  safety  resigning.  This  govern- 
ment lasted  until  the  new  charter  was  obtained. 


iSToTE. — From  the  records  at  the  state  house  of  Dudley's  brief  administra- 
tion in  1686,  we  take  the  following  items  : 

1686.    May  25,  Giles  Dyer  appointed  receiver  of  duties  on  wines  and  liquors 

imported. 
May  28,  John  Usher  treasurer  ;  Mr.  ]!:Towell  late  treasurer ;  Richard 

Bulkley  clerk  to  take   account   and  give  license  to  ship  horses ; 

Nathaniel  Barnes  was  his  predecessor. 

John  Green,  marshal  of  Middlesex. 
May  29,  Francis  Hooke,  to  take  account  of  wines,  «fec.,  imported  into 

York  and  Kittery ;  Robert  Estwick,  for  the  rest  of  the  province. 

June  2,  Officers  appointed  : 

FOE,    SUFFOLK. 

Daniel  Allen  |  ^^^^^.^_  John  Winchcomb,  1  ^^,,;^^;,^ 

Thomas  Dudley,     /  Nathaniel  Page,      / 

John  Blake,  Coroner. 

FOR   ESSEX. 

Samuel  Sewall,  Clerk.  Jeremiah  Neal,  Marshal. 

Samuel  Gardner,  Coroner. 

FOR    HAMPSHIRE. 

John  Holyoke,  \  ri    I  Samuel  Marshfield,  Marshal. 

Samuel  Partridge,    /  ^^^^^■^-  Joseph  Hawley,  Coroner. 

FOR   THE    PROVINCE    OF   NEW   HAMPSHIRE. 

Richard  Chamberlain,  Clerk.  Pheasant  Estwick,  Coroner. 

June    3,  Major  Bulkeley,  Provost  Marshal. 

Capt.  Edward  Tyng,  to  have  command  of  Fort  Loyall. 
June    8,  Nicholas  Manning,  marshal  of  Falmouth  and  vicinity. 
June  17,  Thomas  Scottow,   clerk  of  the    province  of  Maine,   in   place  of 
Edward  Rushworth. 


List  of  Civil  Officers.  33 

Inter  Charter  Period — Continued. 

July  12,  Pheasant  Eastwick,  marshal  of  JSTew  Hampshire. 

20,  Jonathan  Hammond,  marshal  of  Maine. 

21,  John  Richards  and  Simon  Lynde,  to  assist  in  holding  county  courts 

for  Suffolk,  until  further  order. 

22,  Thomas  Davey,  coroner  for  Hampshire. 

23,  Daniel  Cheevers,  keeper  of  the  gaol  in  Middlesex. 

26,  John  Richards  and  Simon  Lynde,  judges  of  the  next  court  of  pleas 

at  Boston. 
John  Hincks,  one  of  the  council  at  Great  Island,  to  be  captain  of 

the  fort  there,  and  of  the  train  band. 
Richard  Waldron,  jr.,  to  be  clerk  of  the  court  and  probate,  paying 

<£10   yearly  to   Richard   Chamberlain  ;.  also,  deputy  register  to 

Edward  Randolph,  in  New  Hampshire,  on  the  same  terms  that 

Mr.  Scotto  is  in  Maine. 
William  Stoughton,  empowered  to  take  charge  of  the  several  courts 

in  Suffolk,  Middlesex  and  Essex. 


34  List  of  Civil  Officers. 


AUDITOR  GENERAL. 

This  office  was  created  18th   October,  1645,  aD(l  abolished  23d  October, 
1657.     The  only  iucumbent  seems  to  have  been    • 
^Nathaniel  Duncan. 


MARSHAL  GENERAL. 

1636.  James  Penn. 

1637.  Edward  Mitchelson  (who  held  undoubtedly  till  1681). 
1681.     May  27,  John  Greene  was  appointed. 


AGENTS  SENT  TO  ENGLAND. 

1641.  June  2,  Rev.  Hugh  Peter,  Rev.  Thomas  Welde,  and  William  Hibbens 
were  appointed  "  to  go  for  England  upon  some  weighty 
occasions  for  the  good  of  the  country,  as  was  conceived." 
John  Winthrop,  jr.,  accompanied  them.  Their  agency 
terminated  1  October,  1645.  John  Pocock  of  London  had 
been  associated  with  them,  and  after  their  dismissal  re- 
mained in  charge  until  Winslow's  arrival.    {Palfrey  ii,  176). 

1646.  Edward  Winslow. 

1662.  January,  Simon  Bradstreet  and  Rev.  John  Norton  sent  specially,  who 
returned  September  8th,  1662. 

1676.  Sept'r,  William  Stoughton  and  Peter  Bulkley  sent.  They  arrived 
home  December  23d,  1679. 

1681.  March,    Samuel  Nowell  and  John  Richards  chosen,  Stoughton  de- 

clining a  second  appointment.  Nowell  also  declined,  and 
a  new  choice  was  made. 

1682.  Joseph  Dudley  and  John  Richards  were  chosen,  and  sailed 

3l8t  May.  They  arrived  back  23d  October,  1683.  Mr. 
Robert  Humphreys,  of  London,  appeared  for  the  colony  at 
the  court  of  king's  bench  in  the  matter  of  the  forfeiture 
of  the  charter. 

1688.  April,  Rev.  Increase  Mather  went  as  an  informal  agent,  there  being 
no  legislature  under  Andros.  Sir  Henry  Ashurst  acted 
with  him. 

1690.  Mather  and  Ashurst  were  appointed  by  the  restored  govern- 

ment, together  with  Elisha  Cooke  and  Thomas  Oakes. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


35 


PLYMOUTH. 


GOYERN^ORS. 

(The  record  only  commences  in  1634.     The  following  facts  are,  however,  certain). 


DATE. 

1620-21, 

1621,  May, 
1633-4,  Jan.  1, 
1634-5,  March  3, 
1635-6,  Jan.  5, 
1636-7,  Jan.  3, 
1638,  June  5, 
1638-9,  March  5, 
1639-40,  M'ch  3, 
1640-1,  March  2, 
1641-2,  March  1, 
1642-3,  March  7, 

1644,  June  5, 

1645,  June  4, 

1646,t 

1647,  June  1, 

1648,  June  7, 
1649,§ 

1650,  June  4, 

1651,  June  5, 

1652,  June  3, 

1653,  June  7, 

1654,  June  6, 

1655,  June  8, 

1656,  June  3, 

1657,  June  3, 

1658,  June  1, 

1659,  June  7, 


N^VJIES. 

DATE. 

NAMES. 

John  Carver, 

1660 

June 

6 

Thomas  Prence, 

Wm.  Bradford,* 

1661 

,   June 

4 

do 

Thomas  Prence, 

1662 

June 

3 

do 

Wm.  Bradford, 

1663 

June 

1 

do 

Edward  Winslow, 

1664 

,   June 

8 

do 

Wm.  Bradford, 

1665 

June 

7, 

do 

Thomas  Prence,t 

1666 

June 

^i 

do 

Wm.  Bradford, 

1667 

June 

5 

do 

do 

1668 

June 

3 

do 

do 

1669 

June 

1 

do 

do 

1670 

June 

7, 

doll 

do 

1671 

June 

5 

do 

Edward  Winslow, 

1672 

June 

5 

do 

Wm.  Bradford, 

1673, 

June 

3, 

Josias  Winslow, 

1674, 

June 

3 

do 

do 

1675 

June 

1 

do 

do 

1676 

June 

7 

do 

1677, 

June 

5 

do 

do 

1678 

June 

5 

do 

do 

1679, 

June 

3 

do 

do 

1680 

June 

1 

do 

do 

1681, 

June 

7, 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

do 

1682, 

June 

6 

do 

do 

1683 

June 

6 

do 

do 

1684, 

June 

3, 

do 

Thomas  Prence, 

1685, 

June 

2 

do 

do 

1686, 

June 

-, 

do 

do 

*  Bradford  continued  in  office  until  the  election  of  Prence. 

f  10:38^  at  the  March  Meeting,  Bradford  and  the  assistants  were  continued  until  the  next  court. 
{Rec.  1,  80). 

:}:  No  election  for  lG-16  recorded. 

§  No  election.     See  Rec.  ir,  139. 

II  1070  {Rec.  V,  55).  "This  court  have  ordered  tliat  if  (iod  should  take  away  the  jfovi-rnor  by 
death,  or  otherwise  deprive  us  of  his  health  by  absence,  or  other  bodily  weakness  disable  him  to 
discharge  his  place,  that  in  such  case  the  next  eldest  mairistrate  is  to  serve  in  the  office  of  a  deputy 
governor  for  this  present  year,  as  the  governor  might  and  ought  to  do." 


36 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


DEPUTY  GOVERNOES. 


] 

DATE. 

NAMES. 

DATE.                              NAMES. 

1680, 

June  1, 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

1684,   June  3,  William  Bradford, 

1681, 

June  7, 

James  Cudworth, 

1685,   June  2,            do 

1682, 

June  6, 

William  Bradford, 

1686,   June  -,             do 

1683, 

June  6, 

do 

SECRETARY. 

1636-7,  January  3,  Nathaniel  Souther  chosen  clerk  of  the  court. 

1647,  December  7,  Nathaniel  Morton,  probably  then  chosen,  as  his  records 

begin  then.     Held  office  till  near  his  death,   June 

29,  1685. 

1685,  June     2,  Nathaniel  Clarke  chosen. 

1686,  June         Samuel  Sprague  chosen. 

1689,        June  do  chosen,  and  again  in  1690  and  1691. 


TREASURER. 


1636-7,  January  5,  Thomas  Prince. 
1639-40,  March   3,  Timothy  Hatherley. 
1641-2,    March   1,  John  Atwood. 

1644,      August  20,  Miles  Standish,  and  continued  until 
1656,      June        3,  John  Alden. 

1659,      June        7,  Constant  Southworth,  reelected  until 
1679,      June        3,  William  Bradford,  reelected  until  1686,  when  the  go- 
vernment was  dissolved. 
1689,      June  William  Bradford,  and  again  in  1690. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


37 


ASSISTANTS. 


The  record  commences  in  1634,  and  from  that  time  elections  were  annual. 
Before  that,  we  learn  from  Bradford's  History  (p.  101),  that  Isaac  Allerton 
was  chosen  assistant  in  1621.  In  1624  the  number  vras  raised  to  five,  the 
governor  having  a  double  vote.  In  1632  (p.  306,  note\  the  editor  says  that 
Miles  Standish,  Samuel  Fuller,  John  Alden  and  Thomas  Prence  probably 
held  this  office. 


NAMES. 

1634 

1635 

1636 

1637 

1688 

1639 

Isaac  Allerton, 

1 

_ 

Edward  "Winslow, 

1 

1 

— 

1 

1 

- 

William  Bradford, 

1 

— 

— 

1 

- 

John  Alden, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Rowland, 

1 

1 

— 

— 

— 

Stephen  Hopkins, 
Thomas  Prence, 

1 

1 
1 

1 

— 

1 

Miles  Standish, 

— 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Collier, 

— 

1 

1 

— 

1 

Timothy  Hatherley, 
John  Browne, 

— 

- 

1 

1 

1 
1 

John  Jenney, 
John  Atwood, 

: 

- 

1 

1 
1 

1 

6 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

NAMES. 

1640 

1641 

1642 

1643 

1644 

1645 

Edward  Winslow, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Prence, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Miles  Standish, 

1 

1 

— 

— 

- 

1 

William  Collier, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Timothy  Hatherley, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Browne, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Jenney, 

1 

— 

— 

— 

- 

- 

*Edmond  Freeman, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

♦William  Bradford, 

— 

- 

— 

— 

1 

- 

*William  Thomas, 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

- 

7- 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

38 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Assistants — Continued. 


NAMES. 

1646 

1647 

1648 

1649 

1650 

1651 

Edward  Wiuslow, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Prence, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Miles  Standish, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Collier, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Timothy  Hatherley, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Browne, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Thomas, 

1 

1 

1 

J. 

1 



*John  Alden, 

_ 

_ 



1 

1 

*Thomas  Willett, 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

NAMES. 

1653 

1653 

1654 

1655 

1656 

1657 

Thomas  Prence, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Miles  Standish, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

_ 

William  Collier, 

— 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Timothy  Hatherley, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Browne, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

— 

— 

John  Alden, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Willett, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

James  Ciidworth, 

_ 

_ 

_ 

— 

1 

1 

*Josias  Win  slow. 

_ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

1 

*Thoma8  Southworth, 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

6 

6 

7 

7 

7 

7 

NAMES. 

1658 

1659 

1660 

1661 

1662 

1663 

William  Collier, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Timothy  Hatherley,  . 

1 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

John  Alden, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Willett, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Josias  Winslow, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Southworth, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*  William  Bradford,    . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*Tliomas  Hinckley,    . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

8 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

List  of  Civil  Officeks. 
Assistants — ContiDued. 


39 


NAMES. 

1664 

1665 

1666 

1667 

1668 

1669 

William  Collier, 

1 

John  Alden, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Willett, 

— 

— 

- 

_ 

_ 

Josias  "Winslow, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Soiithworth, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Bradford, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*John  Freeman, 

— 

— 

— 

1 

1 

1 

*]S'athaniel  Bacon, 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

7 

6 

5 

7 

7 

7 

NAMES. 

1670 

1671 

1672 

1673 

1674 

1675 

John  Alden, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Josias  Winslow, 

1 

1 

1 

— 

— 

- 

Thomas  Southworth, 

1 

1 

— 

— 

— 

William  Bradford, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Freeman, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Nathaniel  Bacon, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

_ 

- 

♦Constant  Southworth, 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

1 

*  James  Browne, 

_ 

_ 

— 

1 

1 

1 

*James  Cudworth,     . 

- 

- 

- 

1 

1 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

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List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Assistants — Continued. 


NAMES. 

167G 

1677 

1678 

1G79 

1680 

1681 

John  Alden,   . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

William  Bradford, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

1 

1 

_ 

_ 

John  Freeman, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Constant  Southworth, 

1 

_ 





James  Browne, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

James  Cudworth, 

1 

1 

1 



*Daniel  Smith, 

_ 

_ 

_ 

1 

1 

1 

*Barnabas  Lothrop,   . 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

1 

7 

T 

7 

7 

6 

6 

NAMES. 

1682 

1683 

1684 

1685 

1686 

John  Alden, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Freeman, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

James  Browne, 

1 

1 

— 

— 

_ 

Daniel  Smith, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Barnabas  Lothrop, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Thatcher, 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

John  Walley, 

- 

- 

1 

1 

1 

\ 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

Note. — In  1652  and  1653  Thomas  Southworth  was  chosen  but  not  sworn. 
March  29,  1654-5,  he  took  the  oath  of  an  assistant  to  serve  in  that  office  at 
the  river  of  Kennebec. 

1665,  James  Browne,  chosen  but  not  sworn. 

1666,  James  Browne  and  John  Freeman  chosen  but  not  sworn. 


LIST  OF  CIVIL  OFFICERS 
UNDER   THE    SECOND   CHARTER, 

OR 

THE    PROVINCIAL   PERIOD. 


GOYEEI^OES. 


Sir  William  Phips.  Appointed  October,  1691,  and  commissioned  December  12, 
1691.  Arrived  at  Boston  May  14,  1692.  Our  Council  records  commence 
May  16,  1692,  probably  the  date  of  his  entrance  u[)on  his  duties.  He  left 
Boston  November  17,  1694. 

Lt.  Gov.  William  Stoughton.*    November,  1694,  till  the  arrival  of  Bcllomont. 

Iticu ARB,  Earl  OF  Bellomont.  Amved  at  Boston  May  26,  1699,  and  his  commis- 
sion was  published  that  day.  He  went  to  New  York;  in  May,  1700,  and 
died  the  5th  of  March  following.     Commissioned  June  18,  1697. 

Lt.  Gov.  William  Stouguton.*     From  May,  1700,  till  his  death,  July  7,  1701. 

The  Council.     From  July,  1701,  till  June,  1702. 

Joseph  Dudley.  Arrived  at  Boston  June  11,  1702.  He  acted  till  February  4, 
1714-15,  when  the  Council  assumed  control,  Dudley  not  having  been  con- 
firmed by  the  new  king.     Commissioned  April  1,  1702. 

The  Council.     February  4,  1714-15,  till  March  21,  1714-15. 

Joseph  Dudley.  March  21,  1714—15,  the  king's  proclamation  was  read,  and  Dud- 
ley reassumed  office. 

Col.  Elizeus  or  Elisha  Burgess.  His  commission  passed  the  seals  March  17, 
1714-15,  and  was  published  at  Boston  November  9,  1715.  He  sold  his 
commission  to  Col.  Shutc's  friends  for  £1,000  in  April,  1716. 

Lt.  Gov.  William  Tailer.*  Took  the  office  November  9,  1715,  and  acted  till  the 
arrival  of  Shute. 

Samuel  Suute.  He  was  appointed  upon  the  15th  June,  1716,  and  arrived  at 
Boston  October  4,  1716.     He  left  Boston  suddenly  January  1,  1722-3. 

Lt.  Gov.  William  Dummek.*     From  January  1,  1722-3,  till  the  arrival  of  Burnet. 

William  Burnet.  He  was  appointed  March  7,  1727-8,  and  arrived  at  Boston 
July  13,  1728.     He  died  at  Boston  September  7,  1729. 

Lt.  Gov.  William  Dummer.  Succeeded  at  Burnet's  death,  and  sworn  September 
10  as  commander-in-chief 

Jonathan  Belcher.  Commissioned  January  8,  1729-30.  Arrived  at  Boston 
August  10,  1730. 

Williajm  Shirley.  Commissioned  May  16, 1741.  lie  was  then  living  at  lioston. 
His  administration  ended  at  Pownall's  an-ival. 

Thomas  Pownall.  Ajipointed  February  25,  1757.  Arrived  at  Boston  August  2, 
1757.  He  was  transferred  to  South  Carolina,  and  sailed  for  England  June 
3,  1760. 

Lt.  Gov.  Thomas  Hutchinson.*  From  Pownall's  departure  till  the  arrival  of 
Bernard. 

Sir  Francis  Bernard.  Commissioned  January  14, 1760.  Arrived  at  Boston  August 
2,  1760.     Sailed  for  England  August  2,  1769. 

Lt.  Gov.  Thomas  Hutchinson.*  From  Bernard's  departure  till  Ids  own  commission 
as  governor  arrived. 

*  Acting  Governor. 


44  '  List  op  Civil  Officers. 

Thomas  IIuxcniNSON.  Appointed  November  28;  1770.  His  commission  was  received 
at  tlie  beginning  of  March,  1771.     Superseded  1774.     Sailed 

lor  England  Jmie  1,  1774. 

Gen.  TuoMAS  Gage.  A})pointed  A])ril  7,  1774.  Arrived  in  Boston  May  13, 
1774.  In  May,  1775,  the  Provincial  Congress  declared  him  disquali- 
fied from  serving  as  Governor.     In  October,  1775,  he  sailed  for  England. 


LIEUTEKA]S^T-GOYEE]^ORS 


William  Stoughton.     Appointed  under  the  new  charter,  })robably  late  in  1691. 

Continued  in  office  till  his  death,  June  7,  1701. 
Thomas  Povey.     Appointed    April    11,    1702.     Arrived  at  Boston  June  11,  1702, 

Returned  to  England  in  1705. 
William  Taller.     Appointed  ,  1711.     Arrived  October  3,  1711,  and 

took  the  oaths  October  4,  1711.     Superseded  by  Dummer. 
William  Dummer.     Appointed  probably  with   Shute.     He  held  office  till  super- 
seded by  Taller. 
William  Tailer.     Appointed  a  second  time  April  14,  1730,  and  died  in  office 

March  1,  1731-2,  aged  55. 
Spencer  Phips.     Appointed  ,  1733.     Died   in   office   April  4,   1757, 

aged  71. 
Thomas  Hutchinson.     Appointed  January  31,  1758.     Commission  published  in 

Council  June  1,  1758.     Became  acting  governor  August,  1769,  and  was 

promoted  to  be  governor. 
Andrew  Oliver.    Succeeded  Hutchinson  in  Maixh,  1771.    He  died  March  3, 1774. 
Thomas  Oliver.     Appointed  ,  1774.     Went  to  Hahfax  when  Boston 

was  evacuated  in  March,  1776. 


SECRETARIES. 


1692.     Oct.     7.     Isaac  Addington.     Appointed  by  the  new  charter.     He  died 

March  19,  1714-15. 
1715.     Mch.  26.     Addington  Davenport.  |  Appointed  to  keep  the  seals  until  His 

Paul  Dudley.  i      Majesty's  pleasure  was  known. 

1715.     June    3.     Samuel  Woodward.     Appointed.     He   arrived  at  Boston  22d 

September,  1715,  and  was  sworn  in  on  the  24th.* 
1717.    June  17.     Josiah  Willard.      Was    appointed   to   this    office.    Woodward 

having  resigned.     He  arrived  at  Boston  December  12,  1717.     He  died 

1st  December,  17o0.t  / 

1758.    March  2.     Andrew  Oliver.     Comniissione(J.     He  had  acted  from  the  time 

of  Willard's  death. 
1770.    Nov.  12.    Thomas  Flucker.     Commissioned  to  succeed  Oliver. 

*  1716.     May  10.    Joseph  Marion  was  sworn  as  Deputy  Secretary. 
t  1734.    April  23.    Thaddeus  Mason  was  sworn  as  Deputy  Secretary. 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 


45 


TKEASUREKS. 


Elected  annually  by  the  Legislature,  and  confirmed  by  the  Governor. 


1G9-2.  June    9. 

1G93.  June  17. 

1714.  June  25. 

1736.  July    5. 

1753.  June  22. 


John  Phillips. 
James  Tailkr. 
Jekemiaii  Allex.* 
William  FoYE.f 
Haerison  Gray.I 


*  J.  Allen  died  after  a  lonj?  illness  6th  January,  1741-2. 

t  FoYE  died  21st  March,  175!),  aged  78. 

J  Gray  held  ollice  till  the  Kevolution,  and  was  a  refugee. 


THE  cou:n^cil. 


In  the  Charter  1692  the  following  gentlemen  were  named  of  the  Council  for 


that  year : — 

Simon  Bradstreet. 
John  Richards. 
Nathaniel  Saltonstall, 
Wait  Wiuthrop. 
John  Phillips. 
James  Russell. 
Samuel  Sewall. 
Samuel  Appleton. 
Bartliolomew  Gedney. 
John  Hathorne. 


Elisha  Hutchinson. 
Robert  Pike. 
Jonathan  Corwin. 
John  Jolifte. 
Adam  Winthrop. 
Richard  Middlecott. 
John  Foster. 
Peter  Sergeant. 
John  Lynde. 


Samuel  Ileyman. 
Ste])hcn  Mason. 
Tliomas  Hinckley. 
William  Bradford. 
John  Walley. 
Barnahas  Lothrop. 
Job  Alcot. 
Samuel  Daniell. 
Silvanus  Davis. 


[In  the  following  tables  those  names  which  did  not  occur  on  the  preceding 
page  haA'e  a  star  affixed.  They  may,  however,  in  some  cases,  be  found  at  an  earlier 
date.     A  distinguishing  figure  1  is  placed  against  those  serving  in  cacli  year.J 


46 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Council — Continued. 


COUNCILLORS. 

1G93. 

1004. 

1005.             1G»C. 

1607. 

Wait  Winthrop,  . 

William  Stoughton, 

Thomas  Danforth, 

John  Pynchon,     . 

James  Russell, 

Bartholomew  Gedney, 

John  Hathome,    . 

Elisha  Hutchinson, 

Isaac  Addington, 

Samuel  Sewall,     . 

Daniel  Pierce, 

William  Browne, 

Nathaniel  Thomas, 

John  Saffin, 

John  Phillips, 

1 

Jonathan  Corwin, 

John  Foster, 

-•■ 

Peter  Sergeant,    . 

William  Bradford, 

Barnabas  Lothrop, 

Charles  Frost, 

1 

John  Walley, 

- 

- 

Nathaniel  Saltonstall,  . 

- 

- 

- 

Robert  Pike, 

1 

- 

- 

Francis  Hooke,     . 

- 

- 

- 

John  Richards, 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Samuel  Donnell,  (or  Daniell 

,)       • 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Silvanus  Davis,     . 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Elisha  Cooke, 

- 

1 

1 

John  Thatcher,     . 

,-     i       1            1 

1 

Samuel  Wheelwright,  . 

-1                        1 

i                                                   1 

Joseph  L}Tide, 

1 

1 

Samuel  Shrimpton, 

- 

- 

1 

^ 

Eliakim  Hutchinson,     . 

- 

1 

11 

1 

4 

• 

28       i       28 

28 

28             28 

List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Council — Continued. 


47 


COUNCILLOKS. 


1698. 

1609. 

1700. 

1701. 

Wait  Winthrop,    . 

William  Stoughton, 

Thomas  Danforth, 

JoLn  Pynchon, 

James  Russell, 

John  Hathorne, 

Elisha  Hutchinson 

Isaac  Adclington, 

Samuel  Sewall, 

Daniel  Peirce, 

William  Browne, 

Nathaniel  Thomas. 

John  Saffin,   . 

John  Phillips, 

Jonathan  Corwin, 

John  Foster, . 

Peter  Sergeant, 

Barnabas  Lothrop, 

William  Bradford 

John  Walley, 

Elisha  Cooke, 

John  Thatcher, 

Joseph  Lynde, 

Samuel  Wheelwright, 

Eliakim  Hutchinson, 

John  Appletou,*    . 

Penn  Townsend,* . 

Joseph  Hammond,* 

Nathaniel  Byfield,*, 

John  Iligginson,*  . 

Samuel  Partridge,* 

Samuel  Donnell,  (or  Daniell,) 

Benjamin  Browne,* 

Andrew  Belcher,* 


28  28  28 


28  28 


48 

List  of  Civil  Officers. 

Council — Continued. 

COUNCILLORS. 

1703.            1704. 

1705. 

iToe. 

l-JOT. 

Wait  Wintbrop,    .... 

• 

James  Russell, 

John  HathoiTie, 

Elisha  Hutchinson 

• 

Isaac  Addington, 

Samuel  Sewall, 

Daniel  Peirce, 

William  Browne, 

John  Phillips, 

Jonathan  Corwin, 

1 

John  Foster, . 

John  Walley, 

John  Thatcher, 

Joseph  LjTide, 

Eliakim  Hutchinson, 

Penn  Townsend,    . 

Joseph  Hammond, 

John  Higginson,    . 

Samuel  Partridge, 

Benjamin  Brown,  . 

Andrew  Belcher,    . 

Edward  Bromfield,* 

Samuel  Hayman,* 

Samuel  Legg,* 

Ephraim  Hunt,*     . 

Samuel  Appleton,* 

1 

Isaac  Winslow,*    . 

Nathaniel  Payne,* 

Nathaniel  Byfield,* 

- 

- 

- 

Simeon  Stoddard,* 

- 

1 

- 

John  Gushing,* 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Ichabod  Plaisted,* 

- 

- 

- 

John  Leverett,*     . 

1 

- 

- 

- 

John  Appleton,*    . 

- 

- 

- 

Peter  Sergeant,*    . 

- 

- 

' 

- 

John  Gushing,  Jr.,* 

- 

- 

~ 

28 

28 

28 

28 

1      28 

List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Council — Continued. 


49 


COUNCILLORS. 


1708. 


1700.   1710.   1-711.    Wla.    1713 


Wait  Winthrop, . 
James  Russell,     . 
John  Hatlio'me,  . 
Elisha  Hutchinson, 
Isaac  Addington, 
Samuel  Sewall,    . 
William  Browne, 
John  Phillips, 
Jonathan  Corwin, 
John  Foster, 
Joseph  Lynde,     . 
Eliakim  Hutchinson, 
John  Higginson, . 
Samuel  Partridge, 
Andrew  Belcher, 
Edward  Bromfield, 
Ephraim  Hunt,    . 
Samuel  Appleton, 
Isaac  Winslow,   . 
Ichabod  Plaisted, 
John  Appleton,    . 
Peter  Sergeant,  . 
John  Cushing,  Jr., 
Nathaniel  Norden,* 
John  Otis,*. 
John  Whcelwiight,* 
Daniel  Epes,* 
Joseph  Church,* . 
Nathaniel  Payne,* 
John  Walley,*     , 
Penn  ToAVTisend,* 
Thomas  Noyes,* 
William  Tailer,* . 
Benjamin  Lynde,* 


28 


28 


28 


28         28 


28 


50 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Council — Continued. 


COUNCILLORS. 


1714. 


1-715. 


Wait  Winthrop,  . 
Elisha  Hutchinson, 
Isaac  Addington, . 
Samuel  Sewall,     . 
John  Phillips, 
Jonathan  Corwin, 
Joseph  Lynde, 
Eliakim  Hutchinson,     . 
John  Higginson,  . 
Samuel  Partridge, 
Andi-ew  Belcher, . 
Edward  Bromfield, 
Samuel  Appleton, 
Isaac  Wiuslow,    . 
Ichabod  Plaisted, 
John  Appleton,    . 
John  Cushing,  Jr., 
Nathaniel  Norden, 
John  Otis,    . 
John  Wheelwright, 
Nathaniel  Payne, 
Thomas  Noyes,    . 
William  TaUer,    . 
Benjamin  Lynde, 
Penn  Townsend,  . 
Addington  Davenport,* 
Thomas  Hutchinson,*  . 
John  Clark,* 
EHsha  Cooke,* 
Samuel  Brown,*  . 
John  Pynchon,*  . 
Thomas  Oliver,*  . 
Thomas  Fitch,*    . 
Edmund  Quincy,* 
Nathaniel  Byfield,*      . 
Adam  Winthrop,* 


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51 


COUNCILLOKS. 


XmVt.  ,1718 


1710. 


ITSO. 


Wait  Winthrop,  . 
Elisha  Hutchinson, 
Samuel  Sewall,    . 
Eliakim  Hutchinson, 
John  Higginson,  . 
Andrew  Belcher, 
Edward  Bromfield, 
Isaac  Winslow,    . 
John  Appleton,    . 
John  Cushing, 
Nathaniel  Norden, 
John  Otis,   . 
John  Wheelwright, 
Nathaniel  Payne, 
Thomas  Noyes,    . 
WUUamTaUer,    . 
Benjamin  Lynde, 
Penn  Townsend, 
Addington  Davenport. 
Thomas  Hutchinson, 
John  Clark, 
Elisha  Cooke, 
Samuel  Browne,  . 
Thomas  Fitch,     . 
Edmund  Quincy, 
Nathaniel  Byfield, 
Adam  Winthrop, 
William  Dummer,* 
Samuel  Partridge,* 
Jonathan  Belcher,* 
Jonathan  Dowse,* 
Joseph  Hammond,* 
Paul  Dudley,* 
Samuel  Thaxter,* 
Charles  Frost,*    . 
John  Burrill,* 


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List  of  Civil  Oppicees. 
Council — Continued. 


COUNCILLORS. 


i-raa. 


Samuel  Sewall,    . 
Edward  Bromfield, 
Isaac  Winslow,    . 
John  Appleton,    . 
John  Cashing, 
Nathaniel  Norden, 
John  Otis,    . 
John  Wheelwi-ight, 
WilHam  Tailer,   . 
Benjamin  Lynde, 
Penu  Townsend, . 
Addington  Davenport 
Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Samuel  Browne,  . 
Thomas  Fitch,     . 
Edmund  Quincy, 
Adam  Winthrop, 
Samuel  Partridge, 
Jonathan  Dowse, 
Joseph  Hammond, 
Thomas  Noyes,    . 
Paul  Dudley, 
Samuel  Thaxter, 
Charles  Frost, 
John  Burrill, 
John  Turner,* 
Spencer  Phips,*  . 
Jonathan  Belcher,* 
William  Dummer,* 
Nathaniel  Payne,* 
Nathaniel  Byfield,* 
Elisha  Cooke,*    . 
Daniel  Oliver,*    . 
Symonds  EpeS,*  . 
Thomas  Palmer,* 
Meletiah  Bom-n,* 
John  Stoddard,* . 
Jphn  Clark,* 


'J/ 


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63 


COUNCILLORS. 


1795.  1786 


Samuel  Sewall,    . 
Isaac  Winslow,    . 
John  Cushing, 
John  Otis,    . 
John  Wheelwright, 
William  Tailer,    . 
Benjamin  Lyncle, 
Penn  Townsend, 
Addington  Daveni^ort 
Thomas  Plutchinson, 
Samuel  Browne,  . 
Thomas  Fitch,     . 
Edmund  Quincy, 
Adam  Winthrop, 
Jonathan  Dowse, 
Joseph  Hammond, 
Paul  Dudley, 
Samuel  Thaxter, . 
John  Turner, 
Spencer  Phips,    . 
Nathaniel  Byfield,, 
Elisha  Cooke,    .  . 
Daniel  Oliver, 
Symonds  Epes,    . 
Thomas  Palmer,  .   • 
Meletiah  Bouni,  . 
John  Stoddard,    . 
John  Clark, 
Edward  Hutchinson,* 
Jonathan  Belcher,* 
Jonathan  Remington,* 
Timotliy  Lindall,* 
John  Chandler,*  . 
Charles  Chambers,* 
Theophilus  Burrill,* 
William  Pei>])errell,  Ji 


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OP 

Civil  Officers. 

Council — Continued. 

COUNCILLORS. 

17SSO. 

i7ao. 

1731. 

173». 

Isaac  Winslow, 

1 

1 

John  Wheelwright, 

1 

1 

William  Tailer,    . 

- 

- 

Benjamin  Lyncle, 

1 

1 

Addington  Davenport,   * 

- 

- 

- 

Thomas  Hutchinson,    . 

1 

1 

Samuel  Browne,  . 

- 

- 

Thomas  Fitch,     . 

- 

- 

Edmund  Quincy, 

- 

- 

- 

Adam  Winthrop, 

- 

- 

-        ' 

Jonathan  Dowse, 

1 

- 

Paul  Dudley, 

- 

1 

1 

Samuel  Thaxter, 

1 

1 

John  Turner, 

1 

1 

Spencer  Phips,     . 

1 

1 

Daniel  Oliver, 

1 

1 

Symonds  Epes,    . 

1 

1 

Thomas  Palmer, 

1 

1 

Meletiah  Bourne, 

1 

- 

Timothy  Lindall, 

- 

John  Chandler,    . 

1 

1 

Charles  Chambers, 

- 

- 

Theophilus  Burrill, 

- 

- 

William  Pepperrell,  Jr., 

•    1 

1 

Joseph  Hammond, 

- 

- 

William  Dudley,* 

1 

1 

Peter  Thatcher,* 

1 

"" 

Jonathan  Remington,* 

- 

1 

1 

WilHam  Clarke,* 

- 

1 

1 

John  Alford,* 

- 

1 

1 

Seth  Williams,*  . 

- 

1 

1 

Timothy  Geriish,* 

- 

1 

1 

Ebenezer  Stone,* 

- 

1 

1 

Nathaniel  Coffin,* 

- 

- 

Thomas  Cushing,* 

- 

- 

1 

1 

Joseph  Wadsworth,*  . 

- 

- 

1 

1 

John  Osborne,*    . 

- 

- 

1 

1 

Ebenezer  Burrill,* 

— 

— 

1 

1 

Ezekiel  Lewis,*    . 

_ 

— 

1 

1 

Isaac  Lothrop,*    . 

- 

- 

- 

1 

Francis  Foxcroft,* 

- 

- 

- 

1 

26 

28 

28 

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Council — Continued. 


55 


COUNCILLORS. 


1734. 


1735. 


Isaac  Winslow,    . 
Benjamin  Lynde, 
Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Addington  Davenport. 
Thomas  Fitch,  ' . 
Edmund  Quincy, 
Paul  Dudley, 
Samuel  Thaxter, . 
John  Turner, 
Symonds  Epes,    . 
Thomas  Palmer,  . 
Meletiah  Bourne, 
William  PeppeiTcll,  Jr 
William  Dudley, 
Jonathan  Remington, 
William  Clarke,  . 
John  Alford, 
Seth  Williams,    . 
Timothy  Gerrish, 
Ebenezer  Stone,  . 
Thomas  Cushing, 
Joseph  Wadsworth, 
John  Osborne, 
Ebenezer  Burrill, 
Ezekiel  Lewis, 
Isaac  Lothrop, 
Francis  Foxcroft, 
Samuel  Came,*    . 
John  JeiFries,* 
Edward  Goddard,"* 
Josiah  Willard,*  . 
Jacob  Wendell,* 
Samuel  Welles,* 
Anthony  Stoddard,* 
Jeremiah  Moulton,* 
Thomas  Berry,*  . 
Joseph  Wilder,*  . 
Ebenezer  Pomeroy,* 
John  Cushing,*   . 


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Council — Con  tinue  d. 


COUNCILLORS. 


Thomas  Hutcliinson, 
Edmund  Quincy,  . 
Samuel  Thatcher, 
John  Turner, 
Meletiah  Bourne,  . 
William  Pepperrell, 
WilHam  Dudley,    . 
Jonathan  Remington, 
Seth  Williams, 
John  Osborne, 
Ebenezer  Burrill,  . 
Francis  Foxcroft,  . 
Samuel  Came, 
John  Jeffi'ies, 
Josiah  Willard, 
Jacob  Wendell, 
Samuel  Welles, 
Anthony  Stoddard, 
Jeremiah  Moulton, 
Thomas  Berry, 
Joseph  Wilder, 
John  Cushing, 
John  Stoddard,*    . 
Benjamin  Lynde,  Jr.,=* 
Nathaniel  Hubbard,* 
Richard  BHl,* 
Daniel  Russell,*    . 
William  Dummer,* 
Ezekiel  Lewis,* 
Edward  Hutchinson,* 
Samuel  Danforth,* 
Shubal  Gorham,* 
WUliam  Brown,* 
William  Foye,* 
John  Reed,* 
John  Greenleaf,* 


I7»t.  1'738.  1730 


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Council — Continued. 


67 


COUNCILLORS. 


1749. 


1743. 


1744. 


William  Pepperrell, 
Francis  Foxcroft, 
William  Dudley, 
John  Osborne, 
Ebenezer  Burrill, 
John  Jeffries, 
Josiah  Willard,    . 
Jacob  Wendell,    . 
Anthony  Stoddard, 
Jeremiah  Moulton, 
Joseph  Wilder,    . 
John  Cashing, 
Benjamin  Lynde,  Jr., 
Daniel  Russell,     . 
Ezekiel  Lewis, 
Samuel  Danforth, 
Shubal  Gorham,  . 
William  Browne, 
William  Foye, 
John  Reed, 
John  Greenleaf,    . 
Thomas  Berry,*  . 
Samuel  Waldo,*  . 
Samuel  Watts,*  . 
Nathaniel  Hubbard,* 
George  Leonard,* 
John  Hill,*  . 
James  Allen,* 
Joseph  Dwight,* 
John  Quincy,* 
Richard  Saltonstall,* 
John  Chandler,*  . 
Ezekiel  Cheever,* 
Sylvanus  Boiime,* 
Isaac  Little,* 
Eliakim  Hutchinson,* 
James  Bowdoin,* 
John  Wheelwright,* 


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28 


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List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Council — Continued. 


COUNCILLORS. 

1740. 

1741^. 

l-JiS. 

1'749. 

ITSO. 

1751. 

Sir  William  Pepperrell, . 

Francis  Foxcroft,  . 

1 

John  Osborne, 

Josiah  Willard, 

Jacob  Wendell, 

Jeremiah  Moulton, 

Joseph  Wilder, 

1 

John  Cashing, 

Benjamin  Lynde,    . 

1 

Daniel  Russell, 

Ezekiel  Lewis, 

Samuel  Danforth,  . 

William  Foye, 

John  Greenleaf, 

Thomas  Beny, 

Samuel  Watts, 

J- 

George  Leonard,    . 

1 

John  Hill,       . 

Joseph  Dwight, 

John  Chandler, 

i              ^ 

Ezekiel  Cheever,    . 

Sylvanus  Bourne,  . 

Eliakim  Hutchinson, 

- 

James  Bowdoin,     . 

John  Wheelwright, 

Ebenezer  Burrill,    . 

James  Minot,* 

1 

Andrew  Oliver,*     . 

-i 

Perez  Bradford,*    . 

- 

Samuel  Welles,*    . 

- 

1 

John  Quincy,* 

\ 

^ 

Joseph  Pynchon,* . 

- 

John  Otis,*     . 

_ 

c 

Thomas  Hutchinson,*    . 

1 

1 

- 

- 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28 

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Council — Continued. 


59 


COUNCILLORS. 


1753.  1753, 


17oG. 


Sir  William  Pej^perrell, 
Francis  Foxcroft, 
John  Osborne, 
Josiah  Willard, 
Jacob  Wendell, 
Joseph  Wilder, 
John  Cashing, 
Benjamin  Lynde, 
Daniel  Russell, 
Ezekiel  Lewis, 
Samuel  Danforth, 
John  Greenleaf, 
Samuel  Watts, 
George  Leonard, 
John  Hill,      . 
John  Chandler, 
Ezekiel  Cheever, 
Sylvanus  Bourne, 
John  Wheelwi'ight, 
James  Minot, 
Andrew  Oliver, 
John  Otis, 
Joseph  Pynchon, 
Thomas  Hutchinson, 
John  Quincy, 
Stephen  Sewall,* 
Jabcz  Fox,*  . 
Isaac  Royall,* 
Eleazer  Porter,* 
Benjamin  Lincoln,* 
John  Erving,* 
Richard  Cutt,* 
William  Brattle,* 
Benjamin  Pickmaii,* 


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Council — Continued. 


COUNCILLORS. 


1757. 


Sir  William  Peppen-ell, 
Francis  Foxcroft, 
John  Osborne, 
Jacob  Wendell,   . 
John  Cashing, 
Benjamin  Lynde, 
Samuel  Danforth, 
Samuel  Watts,     . 
George  Leonard, 
John  Hill,    . 
John  Chandler,    . 
Ezekiel  Cheever, 
Sylvanus  Bourne, 
James  Minot, 
Andrew  Oliver,    . 
Joseph  Pynchon, 
Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Stephen  Sewall,  . 
Isaac  Royall, 
Eleazer  Porter,    . 
Richard  Cutt, 
William  Brattle, 
Benjamin  Pickman, 
John  Erving, 
Benjamin  Lincoln, 
Robert  Hooper,* . 
James  Bowdoin,* 
Gamaliel  Bradford,* 
Thomas  Hancock,* 
Samuel  Waldo,*  . 
Thomas  Hubbard,* 
Ichabod  Plaisted,* 
Chambers  Russell,* 
Peter  Oliver,* 
Israel  Williams,* 
Nathaniel  Sparhawk,* 


1759. 


28 


28 


28 


1 
1 
1 

1 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

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List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Council — Continued. 


61 


COUNCILLORS. 


John  OsboiDe, 
John  Cashing, 
Benjamin  Lpide, 
Samuel  Danforth, 
Samuel  Watts, 
George  Leonard, 
John  Hill,    . 
John  Chandler, 
Sylvanus  Bourne, 
Andrew  Oliver, 
Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Isaac  Royall, 
Richard  Cutt, 
William  Brattle,  . 
John  Erving, 
Benjamin  Lincoln, 
James  Bowdoin,  . 
GamaUel  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hancock, 
Thomas  Hubbard, 
Ichabod  Plaisted, 
Peter  Oliver, 
Israel  Williams,  . 
Nathaniel  Sparhawk, 
Han-ison  Gray,*   . 
John  Choate,* 
James  Russell,*    . 
Thomas  Flucker,* 
Nathaniel  Ropes,* 
James  Otis,* 
Timothy  Paine,* 
John  Bradbury,* 
Timothy  Ruggles,* 
Royall  Tyler,*      . 
Edmund  Trowbridge,* 


1701.      176S.      1763.     1TG4. 


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Council — Continued. 


COUNCILLORS. 


Benjamin  Lynde,  . 
Samuel  Danforth,  . 
George  Leonard,    . 
John  Hill,      . 
Andrew  Oliver, 
Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Isaac  Royall, 
William  Brattle,    . 
John  Erviug, 
Benjamin  Lincoln, 
James  Bowdoin,     . 
Gamaliel  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hubbard, 
Peter  Oliver, 
Israel  Williams, 
Nathaniel  Sparhawk, 
Harrison  Gray, 
John  Choate, 
James  Russell, 
Thomas  Flucker, 
Nathaniel  Ropes, 
James  Otis,    . 
Timothy  Paine, 
John  Bradbury, 
Royall  Tyler, 
Edmund  Trowbridge, 
Andrew  Belcher,* 
John  Chandler,*    . 
Samuel  White,*    . 
Jeremiah  Powell,* 
John  Worthington,* 
Samuel  Dexter,*    . 
William  Sever,*     . 
James  Pitts,* 


I'Tcr.  i-rcs. 


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63 


COUNCILLORS. 

it'io. 

ximx. 

i-jT*. 

1773. 

1774. 

arc 

Samuel  Dnnforth,  .... 

1     '      1     1 

1 

Isaac  Royall, 

1 

- 

William  Brattle,    . 

1        j 

1 

( 

- 

John  Erving, 

1 

1 

1 

James  Bowdoiu,     . 

1 

1 

- 

Thomas  Hubbard, 

- 

- 

Nathaniel  Sparhawk,     . 

^ 

- 

- 

Harrison  Gray, 

- 

James  Russell, 

1 

- 

James  Otis,    . 

1 

1 

1 

John  Bradbury, 

- 

- 

Royall  Tyler, 
James  Fitts,  . 

1 

1 

Jeremiah  Powell,  . 

- 

1 

Samuel  Dexter, 

1 

- 

William  Sever, 

1 

1 

Benjamin  Greenleaf,* 
Thomas  Saunders,  Jr.,* 

1 

1 

Joseph  Gerrish,*    . 

- 

- 

Joshua  Henshaw,* 

"j 

- 

- 

- 

Artemas  Ward,*    .   , 

1 

1 

Stephen  Hall,*       . 
Walter  Spooner,*  . 

— 

1 

James  Gowen,* 

George  Leonard,  Jr.,* 

1 

James  Humphrey,* 

1 

- 

Caleb  Gushing,*     . 

- 

1 

Timothy  Woodbridge,* 

- 

- 

John  ILmcock,*     . 

- 

- 

1 

- 

Samuel  Philhps,*  . 

- 

- 

1 

1 

Himiphrcy  Hobson,* 
John  Wintlirop,*  . 

— 

— 

_ 

1 

Jolin  Whitcomb,* 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Jedidiah  Preble,*  . 

- 

- 

- 

1             1 

1 

Richard  Dei'by,  Jr.,* 

j 

: 

- 

- 

j              1 

Benjamin  Chadbourn,* 

- 

1 

1      - 

- 

:     1 

26             20             27 

1 

24 

i 

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MANDAMUS     COUNCILLORS. 


The  following  were  appointed  by  His  Majesty  Councillors  of  this  Province,  by 
Writ  of  Mandamus,  9  Aug.  1774. 

The  first  ten,  marked  with  a  star,  alone  took  the  oath  of  ofiice. 


Thomas  Flucker.* 
Foster  Hutchinson.* 
Harrison  Gray.* 
Joseph  Lee.* 
Isaac  Winslow.* 
William  Browne.* 
James  Boutineau.* 
Joshua  Loring.* 
William  Pepperrell.* 
John  Erving,  Jr.* 
Thomas  Oliver. 
Peter  Oliver. 


Thomas  Hutchinson,  Ji*. 
Samuel  Danforth. 
John  Erving,  Jr. 
James  Russell. 
Timothy  Ruggles. 
Israel  Williams. 
George  Watson. 
Nathaniel  Ray  Thomas. 
Timothy  Woodbridge. 
William  Vassall. 
Joseph  Greene. 
Andrew  Oliver. 


Josiah  Edson. 
Richard  Lechmere. 
John  Worthington. 
Timothy  Paine. 
Jeremiah  Powell. 
Jonathan  Simpson. 
John  Murray. 
Daniel  Leonard. 
Thomas  Palmer. 
Isaac  Royall. 
Robert  Hooper. 
Abijah  WiUard. 


Notes. 
1693.    Elisha  Cooke  was  elected  and  negatived. 

1701.    Jonathan  Corwin  was  negatived,  but,  June  -Srd,  was  accepted  by  the  Governor. 
1703.    Elisha  Cooke,  Peter  Sergeant,  Thomas  Oakes,  John  Saffin  and  John  Bradford  were  negatived. 

1703.  May  26.    A  message  was  sent  up  from  the  House  in  the  words  following:  "That  this  House  are  of 

Opinion  that  every  Person  who  is  chosen  a  Councellour  for  this  Province  ought  to  have  the  Voice 
of  the  Major  Part  of  the  Electors,  and  therefore  Moved  that  the  Election  of  Councellours  be  so 
made  at  this  Time  and  for  the  Future,  which  tliey  apprehend  most  agreeable  to  the  Charter." 
"  His  Excellency  signified  his  Dissent  therefrom  in  the  following  Words,  viz. :  '  I  do  not  Consent  to 
this  Vote,  the  Charter  directing  the  choice  of  twenty-eight  Councellours  for  her  Majesties  senice, 
which  maj'  fail  by  this  Jlethod,  and  it  being  contrary  to  the  usage  of  the  General  assembly  in  any 
election  past  since  the  Granting  of  the  present  Charter  of  this  Province ' ;  and  directed  that  the 
elections  be  made  after  the  former  manner  and  usage." 
After  the  election  ''His  Excellency  sent  a  message  saying  '  that  there  were  several  gentlemen  left  out 
that  were  of  the  Council  last  year,  who  were  of  good  ability  for  estate  and  otherwise  to  serve  her 
Majesty,  and  well  disposed  thereto ;  and  that  some  others  who  were  anew  elected  were  not  so  well 
disposed,  some  of  them  being  of  little  or  mean  estate :  and  ■\vithal  signified  that  he  should  expunge 
five  of  the  names  on  their  list,  viz. :  Elisha  Cooke,  Peter  Sargeant,  esqs.,  Mr.  Thomas  Oakes,  Mr. 
John  Saffin,  and  Mr.  Bradford." 

1704.  Ehsha   Cooke   and   Peter   Sergeant  were  negatived,  and  June   13th   Simeon  Stoddard  and   Samuel 

Hayman  were  chosen. 
1706.    Elisha  Cooke  and  Joseph  Hammond  were  negatived,  and  June  Gth   Benjamin  Brown  and  Ephraim 

Hunt  were  chosen. 
1708.    Elisha  Cooke  and  Nathaniel  Paine  were  negatived,  and  June  23rd  Daniel  Epes  aiid  Joseph  Church 

were  chosen. 

1714.  Nathaniel  Byfield  was  negatived,  and  June  3rd  John  Clark  was  chosen. 

1715.  Nathaniel  Byfield  was  negatived  and  no  else  then  chosen.    Dec.  ord  four  were  elected  to  fill  vacancies, 

viz.:  Penn  Townsend,  Nathaniel  Byfield,  Thomas  Noyes  and  Adam  Winthrop. 

1718.  Elisha  Cooke  was  negatived.  He  being  however  a  member  for  the  preceding  3-ear,  ''His  Excellency 
having  signified  to  Elisha  Cooke,  esq.,  that  he  excused  his  attendance  at  the  Board  as  one  of  his 
Majesties  Council  for  the  present  j'ear,  he  withdrew."    May  30th  Paul  Dudley  was  chosen. 

1720.    Nathaniel  B\'field  and  John  Clark  were  negatived. 


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1721.  Nathaniel  Byfield  was  negatived. 

1722.  Nathaniel  Byfield  and  William  Clark  were  negatived,  and  .June  29th  Nathaniel  Payne  and  Wilham 

Dummer  were  chosen. 

1723.  Nathaniel  Bviield  was  negatived. 
1725.     William  Throop  was  negatived. 

1729.  Jonathan  Belcher  and  Isaac  Little  were  negatived. 

1732.  Isaac  Little  was  negatived. 

1733.  Payne  Mayhew  was  negatived. 
1737.  Paul  Dudley  was  negatived. 

1739.  Paul  Dudley  was  negatived. 

1740.  Paul  Dudley  and  Isaac  Little  were  negatived. 

1741.  Thirteen  were  negatived,  viz.:  Edward  Goddard,  Daniel  Epes,  James  Minot,  Samuel  White,  Samuel 

Adams,  AVilliam  Stoddard,  Estes  Hatch,  Thomas  Norton,  Ephraim  Wilder,  Henry  Burchstead, 
Dr.  John  Clark,  George  Leonard,  John  Otis. 
The  Governor  then  dissolved  the  House,  sending  the  following  Message:  "The  management  of  the 
elections  made  yesterday  discover  to  me  so  much  of  the  inclination  of  your  House  to  support  the 
fraudulent  pernicious  scheme  commonly  called  the  Land  Bank,  condemned  at  home  b_v  His  Ma- 
jesty and  both  Houses  of  Parliament  of  Great  Britain,  that  I  judge  it  derogatory'  to  the  King's 
honour  and  service  and  inconsistent  with  the  peace  and  welfare  of  this  people,  that  you  sit  any 
longer  in  General  Assembly ;  and  1  have  therefore  diiccted  Mr.  Secretary  to  declare  this  Court 
dissolved." 
The  vacancies  in  the  Council  seem  to  have  remained  unfilled  all  the  year. 
1751.    Isaac  lioyall  was  negatived  as  his  "  choice  appears  to  be  attended  vnth  such  circumstances  in  relation  to 
his  own  conduct  in  that  afiair,  as  may  (if  countenanced)  be  of  evil  influence  and  example  in  future 
elections." 

1766.  Joseph  Gerrish,  Thomas  Saunders,  James  Otis,  Jerathmeel  Bowers,  Nathaniel  Sparhawk  and  Samuel 

Dexter  were  negatived.     Six  in  all. 

1767.  Joseph  Gerrish,  Thomas  Saunders,  James  Otis,  Jerathmeel  Bowers  and  Samuel  Dexter  were  negatived. 

Five  vacancies. 

1768.  Joseph  Gerrish,  Thomas  Saunders,  James  Otis,  Jerathmeel  Bowers,  John  Hancock  nnd  Artemas  Ward 

were  negatived,  making  six  vacancies. 

1769.  Eleven  were  negatived,  viz. :  William  Brattle,  Benjamin  Greenleaf,  James  Bowdoin,  Artemas  Ward, 

Thomas   Saunders,  Joseph   Gerrish,  John   Hancock,  Joshua   Henshaw,   James   Otis,   Jerathmeel 
Bowers,  Walter  Spoouer. 
Joseph  Ilawley  was  elected  and  declined,  making  twelve  vacancies. 

1770.  John  Hancock  and  Jerathmeel  Bowers  were  negatived. 

1771.  John  Hancock  and  Jerathmeel  Bowers  were  negatived. 

1772.  Jerathmeel  Bowers  was  negatived. 

1773.  Jerathmeel  Bowers,  William  Phillips  and  John  Adams  were  negatived.     Bowers  seems  to  have  had  a 

double  vote,  so  that  there  were  four  vacancies. 

1774.  Thirteen  were  negatived,  viz.:  James  Bowdoin,  Samuel  Dexter,  John  Winthroj),  Timothy  Damilson, 

Benjamin  Austin,  William  Phillips,  Michael  Farley,  James  Prescott,  John  Adams,  Norton  Quincy, 
Jerathmeel  Bowers,  Enoch  Freeman,  Jedidiah  Foster. 
1774.    June  17th.     Governor  Gage  dissolved  the  House. 


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List  of  Civil  Officers. 


SPEAKERS  OF  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPEESE:NrTATIVES. 


Date. 

Name. 

Date. 

Name. 

1691- 

2.  Mch. 

8. 

William  Bond. 

1721. 

May  31. 

John  Clark. 

1693. 

May 

31. 

William  Bond. 

1722. 

May  30. 

John  Clark. 

1694. 

May 

30. 

Nehemiah  Jewett. 

1723. 

May  29. 

John  Clark. 

1695. 

May 

29. 

William  Bond. 

1724. 

May  27. 

William  Dudley. 

1696. 

May 

27. 

Penn  Townsend. 

1725. 

May  26. 

William  Dudley. 

1697. 

May 

26. 

Penn  Townsend. 

1726. 

May  25. 

William  Dudley. 

1698. 

May 

25. 

Nathaniel  Byfield. 

1727. 

May  31. 

William  Dudley. 

1699. 

May 

31. 

James  Converse. 

1728. 

May  29. 

Wilham  Dudley. 

1700. 

May 

29. 

John  Leverett. 

1729. 

May  28. 

John  Quincy. 

1701. 

May 

28. 

Nehemiah  Jewett. 

1730. 

May  27. 

John  Quincy. 

1702. 

May 

27. 

James  Converse. 

1731. 

May  26. 

John  Quincy. 

1703. 

May  ^6. 

James  Converse. 

1732. 

May  31. 

John  Quincy. 

1704. 

May 

31. 

James  Converse. 

1733! 

May  30. 

John  Quincy. 

1705. 

May 

30. 

Thomas  Oakes. 

1734. 

May  29. 

John  Quincy. 

1706. 

May 

29. 

Thomas  Oakes. 

1735. 

May  28. 

John  Quincy. 

1707. 

May 

28. 

John  Bur  rill. 

1736. 

May  26. 

John  Quincy. 

1708. 

May 

26. 

Thomas  OUver. 

1737. 

May  25. 

John  Quincy. 

1709. 

May 

25. 

John  Clark. 

1738. 

May  31. 

John  Quincy. 

1710. 

May 

31. 

John  Clark. 

1739. 

May  30. 

John  Quincy. 

1711. 

May 

30. 

John  Burrill. 

1740. 

May  28. 

John  Quincy. 

1712. 
1713. 

May 
May 

29. 

27. 

John  Burrili. 
John  Burfill. 

1741. 

C  May  27. 
i  July     8. 

WilUam  Fairfield. 
John  Hobson. 

1714. 

May 

26. 

John  Burrill. 

1742. 

May  26. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1715. 

May 

25. 

John  Bun-ill. 

1743. 

May  25. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1716. 

May 

30. 

John  Burrill. 

1744. 

May  30. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1717. 

May 

29. 

John  Burrill. 

1745. 

May  29. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1718. 

May 

28. 

John  Burrill. 

1746. 

May  28. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

1719. 

May 

27. 

John  Burrill. 

1747. 

May  27. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

1720. 

(  May 

25. 

Elisha  Cooke. 

1748. 

May  25. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

(  July 

13. 

Timothy  Lindall. 

1749. 

May  31. 

Joseph  Dwight. 

List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Speakers  of  tJie  House  of  Mepresentatives — Concluded. 


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Date. 

Kame. 

Date. 

Xame. 

1750. 

May 

30. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1763. 

May 

25. 

Timothy  Ruggles. 

1751. 

May 

29. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1764. 

May 

30. 

Samuel  White. 

1752. 

May 

27. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1765. 

May 

29. 

Samuel  White. 

1753. 

May 

30. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1766. 

May 

28. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1754. 

May 

29. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1767. 

May 

27. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1755. 

May 

28. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1768. 

May 

25. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1756. 

May 

26. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1769. 

May 

31. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1757. 

May 

25. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1770. 

May 

30. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1758. 

May 

31. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

1771. 

May 

29. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1759. 

May 

30. 

Samuel  White. 

1772. 

May 

27. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1760. 

May 

28. 

James  Otis. 

1778. 

May 

26. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1761. 

May 

27. 

James  Otis.         * 

1774. 

May 

25. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

1762. 

May 

26. 

Timothy  Ruggles. 

Notes. 
1705.     The  Governor  negatived  Oake?,  but  the  House  insisted  and  carried  the  point. 
1720.     The  Governor  negatived  Cooke,  and  as  the  House  would  not  elect  another  he  dissolved  it ;  the  new 

Court  chose  Lindall. 
1739.    Paul  Dudley  was  elected  and  negatived.     The  House  at  once  chose  Quincy. 
1741.    Samuel  Watts  was  chosen  and  negatived,  when  Fairfield  was  elected.    At  the  second  Court,  Uobson 

was  chosen. 
176G.    James  Otis  was  elected  and  negatived,  and  Cushing  was  then  chosen. 


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SUPEEIOK  COURT  OF  JUDICATURE. 


Date  of  Appointment. 


NAME     OF    JUSTICE. 


1692.       Dec.    7. 


1694-5.    Mar.    6. 


1696. 
1699. 
1700. 

1701. 

1702. 


1703. 

1707-8. 


1712. 


Oct.  16. 
July  17. 
June    7. 

Aug.    1. 

June  29. 

July  8. 
Aug.  14. 

July  23. 
Feb.  19. 
Feb.  20. 

June  4. 
June    5. 


William  Stougbtou,    Chief  Justice,   Thomas  Danforth,  John 
Richards,  Wait  Winthrop,  Samuel  Sewall,  appointed. 

Stoughton,  Danforth,  Hichards,  Winthrop,  Sewall. 
Elisha  Cooke,  appointed.^ 

Stoughton,  Danforth,  'Wintlirop,  Sev)all,  CooJce. 
The  same  confirmed. 
The  same  confirmed. 
John  Walley,  api3ointed.^ 

Stoughton,  'Winthrop,  Sevmll,  CooJce,  Walley. 
John  Saflin,  appointed.^        , 

Winthrop),  Sewall,  CooJce,  Walley,  Saffin. 
Isaac  Addington,  CJiief  Justice,  Samuel  Sewall,  John  Walley, 

appointed.* 
John  Leverett,  ajjpointed. 
John  Hathorne,  appointed. 

Addington,  Sewall,  Walley,  Leverett,  Hathorne. 
(Addington  desires  to  resign.)^ 
Wait  Winthrop,  appointed.^ 
Jonathan  Corwin,  appointed.^ 

WintJirop,  Sewall,  Whlley,  HatJiorne,  Corwin. 
Nathaniel  Thomas,  appointed.'^ 
Benjamin  Lynde,  appointed.'^ 

Winthrop,  Sewall,  Corwin,  Thomas,  Lynde. 


'  Cooke  succeeded  John  Richards,  who  died  April  4,  1694. 

2  Walley  succeeded  Thomas  Danforth,  who  died  Nov.  .5,  1699. 

3  William  Stoughton  having  died  July  7,  1701,  Winthrop  was  made  C.  J.,  and  Saffin  added. 

^  Nathaniel  Thomas  and  Nathaniel  Bytield  were  both  nominated  with  the  others  elected  June  29,  1702, 
but  the  Council  "  consented  not  to  the  above  two." 

*  July  2-3,  170.3.  "  Isaac  Addington,  Esq.,  represented  to  the  Board  the  decay  of  his  health  and  inca- 
pacity of  sustaining  the  Office  of  Chief  Justice  of  Her  Majesty's  Superiour  Court  of  Judicature,  and  offered  his 
Commission  for  that  place.  His  Excellency  declared  that  no  further  service  was  expected  from  him  therein  at 
present,  and  that  he  would  consider  with  the  Council  to  till  that  place  as  soon  as  possible." 

*•  Feb.  19,  1707-8.  Winthrop  was  appointed  Chief  Justice  in  place  of  Addington.  For  Associate,  Elisha 
Plutchinson  was  nominated,  but  the  Council  adjourned  till  the  next  day,  when  he  declined  "  b.eing  further 
named  for  that  service,"  and  Corwin  was  appointed.  Leverett  had  undoubtedly  resigned  on  being  appointed 
President  of  Harvaixl  College. 

■^  There  were  two  vacancies,  owing  to  the  death  of  John  Walley,  Jan.  11,  1711-12,  and  the  resignation 
of  John  Hathorae,  ''by  rcasoii  of  his  great  hardness  of  hearmg."     Nathaniel  Thomas  was  elected  June  4,  as 


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Superior   Court  of  Judicature — Continued. 


Date  of 

irPOINTMENT. 

NAME    OF    JUSTICE. 

1715. 

Dec. 

19. 

Addington  Davenport  appointed.* 

Winthrop^  Seicall^  Thomas^  J/yncle^  Davenport. 

1718. 

Apr. 

16. 

Edmund  Quincy,  Paul  Dudley  appointed,' 

Sewall^  Lynde^  Davenport,  Quincy,  Dudley. 

1728. 

Dec. 

12. 

Benjamin  Lynde,    Chief  Justice,  Addington  Davenport,  Paul 
Dudley,  Edmund  Quincy,  John  Cushing  appointed.'"* 
Jjynde,  Davenport,  Dudley,  Quincy,  Cushing. 

1733. 

June 

21. 

Benjamin  Lynde,  Addington  Davenport,  Paul  Dudley,  Edmund 
Quincy,  Jonathan  Remington  appointed." 

Lynde,  Da:venport,  Dudley,  Quincy,  Remington. 

1736. 

June 

22. 

(John  Stoddard  appointed,  but  did  not  serve.)^ 

Dec. 

29. 

Richard  Saltonstall  appointed.^ 

Lynde,  Dudley,  Quincy,  Remington,  Saltonstall. 

1737-8. 

J;in. 

13. 

Thomas  Greaves  appointed.''^ 

Lynde,  Dudley,  Remington,  Saltonstall,  G-reaves. 

1739. 

May 

16. 

Stephen  Sewall  appointed." 

Lynde,  Dudley,  Remington,  Saltonstall,  SetoaJl. 

1745-6. 

Jan. 

24. 

Paul  Dudley,  Richard  Saltonstall,  Stephen  Sewall,  Nathaniel 
Hubbard,  Benjamin  Lynde,  (ji-.)  appointed.'^ 

Dtidley,  Saltonstall,  Sewall,  Hubbard,  Lynde. 

1747-8. 

Feb. 

16. 

John  Cushing  appointed.^" 

Dudley,  Saltonstall,  Sewall,  Lynde,  Cushing. 

was  also  Thomas  Brattle,  but  on  the  5th,  Brattle  desired  the  Secretary  "to  return  his  thanks  to  the  Governor 
and  Couiuil  lor  their  respect  shown  him,  and  withall  to  acquaint  them  that  his  bodily  intirmitics  and  uuac- 
quaintedness  witii  the  Law,  will  not  allow  of  his  acceptance  of  the  otHce  of  a  Justice  of  the  Superior  Court." 
Benjamin  L_ynde  was  accordiug-ly  appointed. 

8  Of  the  old  Board  four  were  re-appointed,  Corwin  being  omitted  probabh'  on  account  of  his  great  age. 

'  There  were  two  vacancies,  Wait  Winthrop  having  died  Nov.  5,  1717,  and  Nathaniel  Thomas  22  Oct., 
1718,  aged  75.     Sewall  was  made  Chief  Justice.     Dudley  was  appointed  Nov.  20. 

1"  Cushing  succeeded  Sewall,  who  resigned  on  account  of  age. 

"  Remington  succeeded  Cushing,  who  was  probably  left  out  on  account  of  his  age,  as  he  was  75  years 
old  at  his  death  in  1737. 

'^  Addington  Davenport  died  in  April,  17^ifi,  an<i  John  Stoddard  was  appointed  but  never  served.  Tlie 
vacancy  was  filled  by  the  .selection  of  Kichard  Saltom^tall. 

'^  Thomas  Greaves  was  appointed  "  in  the  room  of  Edmund  Quincy,  Esq.,  during  the  time  of  his  al)sence 
abroad  in  the  service  of  the  Province."  Greaves  received  a  full  appointment  Aug.  19,  1738,  hut  resigned  the 
position  soon. 

'••  Stephen  Sewall,  "in  the  room  of  Thonuis  Greaves,  Ksq.,  resigned." 

'*  Berfjamin  Lynde,  Sr.,  had  died  Jan.  28,  1744-5,  and  Jonathan  Rentington  had  died  Se]it.  20.  1745. 
These  vacancies  ^yere  tilled  by  the  appointment  of  IIiibl)ard  and  Lynde,  the  latter  being  the  son  of  the  late 
<  'liief  Justice.     Tlie  Council  record  has  Afltr/iill  Sewall  for  Stephen,  a  clerical  error. 

"•  John  Cushing,  sou  of  the  former  Judge,  took  the  place  of  Hubbard,  who  died  probably  in  that  year. 


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List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Superior  Court  of  Judicature — Concluded. 


Date  of  Appointment. 

NAME   OF  JUSTICE. 

1752. 

April  4. 

Chambers  Russell  appointed." 

Sewall.,  Saltonstall,  Lynde^  Cushing,  JRussell. 

1756. 

Sept.  14. 

Peter  Oliver  appointed.^^ 

jSewall,  Lynde^  Cushmg^  Russell,  Oliver. 

1760. 

Nov.  13. 

Thomas  Hutchinson  a2:)pointed.^^ 

Hutchinson,  I/ynde,  Gushing,  Hussell,  Oliver. 

1761. 

Apr.  15. 

The  same  five  confirmed. 

1767. 

Mch.  25. 

Edmund  Trowbridge  appointed.^" 

Hutchinson,  Lynde,  Gushing,  Oliver,  Trowbridge. 

1771. 

Mch.  21. 

Foster  Hutchinson  appointed.^^ 

Lynde,  Gushing,  Oliver,  Trowbridge,  F.  Hutchinson. 

1772. 

Jan.  15. 

ISTathaniel  Ropes,  William  Cushing  appointed.^^ 

Oliver,    Trowbridge,    F.    Hutchinson,    Mopes,     W. 
Gushing. 

1774. 

June  15. 

William  Browne  appointed.^ 

Oliver,   Trowbridge,  F.  Hutchinson,    W.    Gushing, 
£rowne. 

^'^  Sewall  succeeded  as  Chief  after  the  death  of  Paiil  Dudley,  Jan.  21,  1751-2,  and  Russell  filled  the 
vacancy. 

'8  Oliver  was  appointed,  "  Richard  SaltonstaU  having  resigned." 

'3  Hutchinson  was  made  Chief  in  the  place  of  Sewall,  who  died  Nov.,  1760. 

^  Trowbridge  succeeded  Russell,  who  died  in  England,  24  Nov.,  1766. 

2'  Foster  Hutchinson  was  appointed,  as  his  brother  had  become  Governor,  and  Lynde  was  made  C.  J. 

^  Ropes  and  Cushing  in  place  of  J.  Cushing,  who  resigned  in  1771,  as  did  C.  J.  Lynde.  Oliver  became 
Chief  Justice.  On  March  18th,  all  but  Oliver  were  again  named;  perhaps  the  two  old  commissions  needed 
renewal. 

^  Browne  succeeded  Ropes,  who  died  18  Mch.,  1774. 


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71 


SPECIAL  JUSTICES   OF  TIIE    SUPEEIOR  COURT. 


[From  time  to  time  the  Governor  and  Council  appointed  special  justices  of  this  Court,  in 
causes  in  which  one  or  more  of  the  standing  justices  were  interested.  A  list  of  these  appoint- 
ments is  here  given.] 


Date  op  Appointment. 


SPECIAL    JUSTICES. 


1712.  Oct.  24. 

1715.  Sept.  16. 

1718-9.  Jan.  7. 

1719.  June  27. 


1720.   Dec.  15. 
1723.   Sept.  6. 


1725.   Dec.  10. 


1726.   Sept.  1. 


1726-7.  Feb.  23. 

1727.  June  19. 
June  27. 

1728.  Dec.  12. 


Penn  Townsentl,  Nathaniel  Norden  and  John  Burrill,  in  a 
certain  cause. 

Addington  Davenport  and  Thomas  Hutchinson,  in  a  certain 
cause. 

John  Clark  and  Thomas  Fitch,  in  a  certain  cause. 

John  Chirk  and  Thomas  Fitch,  in  place  of  Sewall  and  Lynde, 
in  all  causes  where  John  Leverett  or  Stephen  Sewall  on  the 
one  side,  and  Edmund  GofFe  on  the  other,  may  be  con- 
cerned. 

Josiah  Wolcott,  in  place  of  T.  Fitch,  in  same  causes. 

John  Cushing,  John  Clarke  and  Jonathan  Remington,  in  all 
causes  wherein  the  proprietors  of  the  town  of  Dorchester 
are  parties. 

Thomas  Fitch,  "in  a  cause  commenced  by  Snuiucl  Sewall, 
Chief  Justice  of  said  Court,  as  he  is  a  Judge  of  Probate  of 
Wills  for  the  county  of  Suffolk,"  against  John  Langdon  of 
Boston. 

Job  Almy,  in  the  place  of  Paul  Dudley,  in  causes  against 
Nathaniel  Halloway  and  Capt.  Josiah  Winslow  of  Free- 
town. 

Elisha  Cooke  and  Jonathan  Remington,  in  a  cause  nanuMl. 

Isaac  Winslow  and  Juliii  Cushing,  in  a  cause  naiiu'il. 

Nathaniel  Byfield,  Thomas  Fitch  and  Jonathan  Remington,  in 
a  cause  named. 

Nathaniel  Byfield  antl  Tliomas  Fitch,  in  place  of  Lyiulc  and 
Quincy,  in  the  cause  of  John  Guild  and  Nathaniel  Brewer. 


72  List  op  Civil  Officers. 

Special  Justices  of  the  Superior  Court — Continued. 


Date  op  Aitointment. 


SPECIAL    JUSTICES. 


1728.        Dec.  12. 

Dec.  19. 
1732-3.  Jan.  11. 
1733.        June  22. 

June  22. 


1735.        Apr.  19. 
June  27. 


June  27. 


1736-7.    Feb.  10. 


1737. 

Oct. 

25. 

Nov. 

10. 

1738. 

Aug. 

12. 

Aug. 

19. 

1738-9. 

Mar. 

2. 

1739. 

May 

2. 

June 

15. 

1739-40.  Jan. 

24. 

1743. 

Apr. 

18. 

Nov. 

3. 

1744. 

Oct. 

23. 

Thomas  Fitch,  Theophilus  Burrill  and  Jonathan  Remington,  in 
place  of  Lynde,  Davenport  and  Quincy,  in  certain  causes. 

Nathaniel  Byfield-and  Adam  "Winthrop,  in  a.  cause  named. 

Nathaniel  Byfield,  in  the  place  of  Lynde,  in  a  cause  named. 

Adam  Winthro])  and  Thomas  Cushing,  in  the  place  of  Dudley 
and  Remington,  in  two  causes  referring  to  the  Great  Bridge. 

Adam  Winthro]),  Thomas  Cushing  and  Ezekiel  Lewis,  in  the 
place  of  Lynde,  Dudley  and  Remington,  in  a  cause  men- 
tioned. 

Theophilus  Burrill  and  Joseph  Wilder,  for  the  county  of  York. 

Samuel  Thaxter  and  Thomas  Berry,  in  the  place  of  Davenport 
and  Dudley,  in  all  causes  in  which  the  inhabitants  of  Boston 
are  concerned. 

Benjamin  Prescott,  in  the  county  of  Worcester,  in  the  place 
of  Dudley. 

Thomas  Greaves,  in  the  place  of  Dudley,  in  the  causes  of  Samuel 
Shute  and  John  Yeamans,  of  London,  against  Benjamin 
Pembei'tou;  and  between  Benjamin  Bronsden,  William 
Bant  and  Mercy  Frizzell,  executors  of  John  Frizzell. 

Job  Almy,  in  place  of  Dudley,  in  a  cause. 

Thomas  Greaves,  in  place  of  Dudley,  in  a  cause. 

Benjamin  Prescott,  in  place  of  Dudley,  in  a  cause. 

Seth  Wilhams  and  Benjamin  Marston,  in  certain  causes. 

William  Ward,  in  the  place  of  Greaves,  in  a  cause. 

Seth  Williams  and  William  Ward,  in  certain  causes. 

Edward  Hutchinson,  Joseph  Wilder  and  Stephen  Sewall,  in 
certain  causes. 

Ebenezer  J>urrill,  in  certaui  causes. 

Thomas  Berry  and  Benjamin  Marston,  in  a  cause. 

Edward  Hutchinson  and  Nathaniel  Hubbard,  in  a  cause. 

Edward  Hutchinson  and  Nathaniel  Hubbard,  in  a  certain  cause. 

John  Cushing  and  Sylvanus  Bourne,  in  a  cause. 


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73 


Date  of  Appointment. 


SPECIAL    JUSTICES. 


1747.  Aug.  19. 

1748.  Aiir.     6. 
1748-9.    Jan.   11. 

Mar.     2. 

1749.  June  19. 
Aug.  12. 

1749-50.  Feb. -23. 

1753.  Aug.  24. 

1754.  Sept.  20. 

1755.  Feb.  21. 
June  26. 

175G.        Feb.  13. 

Feb.  20. 

1758.        Au<«;.    1. 


17G2. 

Feb.  23. 

Aug.  19. 

17G8. 

A])!-.  11 

Sept.  7 

1770. 

Aug.  30. 

John  Cusliing,  Sylvanus  Bourne  and  Joseph  Pynehon,  in  the 

place  of  Saltonstall,   Hubbard   and   Lynde,  in   all   causes 

relating  to  the  Silver  Bank,  they  being  partners. 
John  Greenleaf,  special,  in  all  causes  relating  to  land  titles  in 

York. 
Ezekiel  Cheevcr  and  Chambers  Russell,  in  place  of  Saltonstall 

and  Sewall,  in  a  cause  named. 
John  Jeffries,  "William  Brattle  and  Thomas  Hubbard,  in  place 

of  Saltonstall,  Sewall  and  Lynde,  in  the  cause  of  the  Silver 

Bank. 
Joseph  Sawyer  and  Nathaniel  Sparhawk,  at  York,  in  causes 

where  a  quorum  of  the  standing  justices  is  not  present. 
Ezekiel  Cheever  and  Joseph  Richards,  in  causes  in  which  tlie 

town  of  Boston  is  concerned. 
Chambers  Russell  and  Simon  Frost,  in  a  special  Court  of  Assize 

at  York,  in  place  of  Lynde  and  Cushing. 
Samuel  Danforth  and  Ezekiel  Cheever,  in  causes  relative  to  the 

town  of  Boston. 
Thomas  Hutchinson,  in  place  of  John  Cushing,  in  tlie  cause  of 

William  Vassal  of  Boston. 
Thomas  Hutchinson,  in  the  place  of  Cushing,  in  a  certain  cause. 
William  Brattle,  in  a  cause  named. 

Andrew  Oliver  and  William  Brattle,  in  William  Vassal's  cause. 
John  Chandler  and  Andrew  Oliver,  in  certain  causes. 
Benjamin  Lincoln  and  Samuel  White,  in  place  of  Cushing  and 

Russell,  in  any  cause  relating  to  the  validity  of  the  will  of 

Gov.  BelUugham. 
Timothy  Ruggles,  in  the  place  of  Russell,  in  a  cause  naiiicd. 
Samuel  Danforth,  in  place  of  Russell,  in  a  cause  named. 
Foster  Hutchinson,  in  a  cause  named. 
Nathaniel  Ropes,  in  a  cause  named, 
Nathaniel  Ropes  and  Joseph  Lee,  in  a  certain  cause. 


74 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Special  Justices  of  the  Superior  Court — Concluded. 


Date  of  Api-ointment. 


SPECIAL    JUSTICES. 


1770. 
1771. 
1773. 


Sept.  17. 
Feb.  14. 
Feb.  17. 
Mar.     4. 


.Jedidiah  Foster,  special,  in  a  certain  cause. 
Timothy  Pain,  special,  in  a  certain  cause. 
Joseph  Lee  and  William  Browne,  in  certain  causes. 
Joseph  Lee  and  William  Browne,  in  certain  causes. 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 


75 


COMMISSIOI^EES  OF  OYER  ANT>  TERMINER  * 


Date  of  Appointment. 


COMMISSIONERS. 


1692.        June  13. 


1698. 


170^ 


1704. 


1707. 


1711. 


July  '26. 


Oct.   22. 


Dec.  22. 


Nov.  23. 


June  15. 


Nov.    8. 


Mar.     7. 


William  Stoughton,  John  Richards,  Nathaniel  Saltonstall,  "Wait 
Winthroj:),  Bartholomew  Gedney,  Samuel  Sewall,  Jolm 
Hathornc,  Jonathan  CorAviu  and  Peter  Sergeant,  or  any 
five  of  them,  to  enquire  of,  hear  and  determine  all  manner 
of  crimes  and  offences  perpetrated  within  the  counties  of 
Suffolk,  Essex  and  Middlesex,  or  of  either  of  them. 

Anthony  Checkley  was  apjiointed  to  officiate  as  Attorney  for 
and  in  behalf  of  their  Majesties  in  the  special  Court  of  Oyer 
and  Terminer,  and  Thomas  Newton  also  as  their  Majesties 
Attorney.  Cajst.  Stephen  Sewall  was  made  Clerk  of  this 
Court.  This  was  the  Court  which  tried  the  Salbm  witch- 
craft causes. 

Francis  Hooke,  Charles  Frost,  Samuel  Wheelwright  and 
Thomas  Newton,  justices  to  enquire  of,  hear  and  determine 
all  murders,  &c.,  perpetrated  within  the  County  of  York. 

Thomas  Danforth,  Wait  Winthrop,  Elisha  Cooke  and  Sanmcl 
Sewall,  for  the  trial  of  Jacob  Smith. 

John  Hathorne,  William  Browne,  Jonathan  Corwin,  Benjamin 
Browne  and  John  Higginson,  for  the  trial  of  an  Indian  at 
Salem. 

John  Gardner,  James  Coffin,  Thomas  Mayhew,  Beujaiuiu  Skitl'e 
and  William  Gayer,  for  the  trial  of  an  Indian  at  Nantucket. 

Joseph  Hammond,  Ichabod  Plaisted,  John  Plaisted,  William 
Pepperrell,  John  Wheelwright,  Capt.  John  Hill  and  C":i]it. 
Lewis  Bane,  or  any  four  of  Iheni,  for  ihi-  trial  of  Joseph 
Gunnison  for  killing  Grace  Wentworlh. 

Wait  Winthrop,  Samuel  Sewall,  John  Hathorne,  Jonathan 
Corwin  and  Elisha  Hutchinson,  (Winthrop  or  Sewall  to  be 
one.) 


Appointed  by  the  Governor  and  Council. 


76 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Commissioners  of  Oyer  and  Term,iner — Concluded, 


Date  of  ArroiNTMENT. 


C  0  M  M  I  S  S  I  O  N  K  U  S  . 


1713.   June  5 


1718.   Dec.  3 


1743.   June  28 


1746. 


Nathaniel  Thomas,  John  Otis,  James  Wan-en  and  John  Gor- 
ham,  or  any  three  of  them,  (Thomas  being  one,)  to  try  two 
Indians  in  Barnstable,  for  capital  offences. 

Samuel  Partridge,  John  Pynchon,  Joseph  Parsons  and  John 
Stoddard,  for  the  trial  at  Northampton  of  Ovid  Ruchbrock, 
for  counterfeiting  the  public  bills  of  credit  of  this  Province 
and  the  Colony  of  Connecticut. 

John   Cushing,    Sylvanus   Bourne,  Zaccheus   Mayhew,  Enoch 
Coffin  and  John  Otis,  for  the  trial  of  an  Indian  at  Nan- 
tucket. 
1 

Aug.    9.  ,  John  Cushing,  Sylvanus   Bourne,   Zaccheus   Mayhew,   Enoch 
I 

Coffin  and  John  Otis,  at  a  Court  at  Nantucket. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


77 


SUFFOLK   COUNTY 


mFEEIOR  COURT   OF   CO^BIO:sr  PLEAS. 


Date  of  ArroiNTMENT. 


If  AMES. 


1692.       Dec.    7. 


1696. 
1699. 
1702. 


1711. 
1715. 

1718. 

1722-3. 

1727. 

1728. 


Oct. 

16. 

July 

17. 

June  29. 

July 

2. 

Aucf. 

14. 

Juno 

11. 

Dec. 

9. 

Ajji-. 

16. 

Mch. 

20. 

Dee. 

26. 

Dec. 

19. 

Elislia  Hutchinson,  Peter  Sergeant,  John  Foster,  and   Isaac 
Addiugton  appointed. 

Hutchinson^  Sergeant,  Foster,  Addington. 
The  same  re-appointed. 
The  same  re-appointed. 

Elisha  Hutchinson  and  John  Foster  appointed.^ 
Jeremiah  Dummer  appointed.^ 
Penn  Townsend  appointed.^ 

Hutchinson,  Foster,  Divmmer,  Townsend. 
Thomas  Palmer,  appointed.^ 

Hutchinson,  Dummer,  Townsend,  Palmer. 
Elisha  Hutchinson,  Thomas  Palmer,  Edward  Lyde  and  Adam 
Winthi-op  appointed.* 

Hutchinson,  Palmar,  Lyde,  Winthrop. 
Penn  Townsend  appointed.'^ 

Townsend,  Palmer,  Lyde,  'Winthrop. 
Edward  Hutchinson  appointed.^ 

Toicnsend,  Palmer,  'Winthrop,  Hutchinson. 
"William  Dudley  appointed.^ 

Palmer,  Winthrop,  Hutchinson,  Dudley. 
Same  confirmed. 


'  June  29,  1702.  Thomas  Brattle  and  Samuel  Lcpp  were  nominated  also,  but  rejected.  Addington  had 
been  promoted  to  the  Superior  Court,  and  .Si'rf;eaiit  was  dropju'd. 

^  Nathaniel  Oliver  was  also  nomniated,  July  2,  1702,  l)ut  was  rojeeted.  July  8tli.  Thomas  Brattle  was 
again  nominated  and  rejected. 

3  John  Foster  having  died  Feb.  !),  1710-11,  the  Governor  nominated,  Mareli  23,  1710-11.  Thomas  Brattle, 
who  was  rejected.  He  then,  A])ril  2,  1711,  nominated  Samuel  LjMide,  who  was  rejected;  and  the  Council 
added,  ''It  is  their  unanimous  opinion  That  the  three  surviving  Justices,  being  a  tiuorum  according  to  the 
Law,  are  legally  qualified  to  hold  the  said  Court,  and  ought  to  hold  the  same  accordingly,  that  the  service  of 
the  Queen  nor  subjects  be  prejudiced  for  failure  thereof."     Palmer  was  linally  appointed. 

■•  Pummer  and  Townsend  were  omitted,  the  former  jirobably  on  account  of  his  age,  70  years. 

*  Elisha  Hutchinson  had  died,  Dec.  10,  1717,  and  Townsend  was  recalled  to  the  bench  to  take  his  place 
as  Chief  Justice. 

"  Kilward  Hutchinson  was  appointed  "in  the  place  of  Edward  Lyde." 

'  I'enn  Townsend  died  Aug.  21,  1727,  making  this  vacancy. 


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List  op  Civil  Officers. — Suffolk. 
Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Continued. 


Date  of  Appointment. 


1731. 


1771. 


Dec.  29. 


1733.       June  21. 


1740. 

Oct. 

27 

1741. 

Dec. 

31 

1743. 

Oct. 

20 

1748. 

Apr. 

6 

1752. 

Apr. 

3 

17&5. 

Jan. 

8 

1758. 

Apr. 

1 

1761. 

Nov. 

5 

1770. 

May 

9 

Jan.   10. 


Nathaniel  Byfield,  Elisha  Cooke,  Thomas  Palmer  and  Adam 
Winthroi^  appointed.^ 

Byfield,  CooJce"",  Palmer^  Winthrop. 
Thomas  Palmer,  Adam  Winthrop,  William  Dudley  and  An- 
thony Stoddard  appointed.^ 

Palmer,  Winthrop,  Puclley,  Stoddard. 
Edward  Hutchinson  appointed.^*^ 

Winthrop,  Dudley,  Stoddard,  Hutchinson. 
EUakim  Hutchinson  appointed." 

Pudley,  Stoddard,  Hutchinson,  Hutchinson. 
Edward  Winslow  appointed.'^ 

Ed.  Hutchinson,  Stoddard,  Elm.  Hutchinson,  Winslow. 

Samuel  Watts  appointed.^^ 

Ed.  Hutchinson,  El.  Hutchinson,  Winslow,  Watts. 

» 
Thomas  Hutchinson  appointed.^* 

Elm.  Hutchinson,  Whisloic,  Watts,  T.  Hutchinson. 
Samuel  Welles  appointed.^^ 

Elrn.  Hutchinson,  Watts,  T.  Hutchinson,  Welles. 
Foster  Hutchinson  appointed.^'' 

Elm.  Hutchinsooi,  Watts,  Welles,  F.  Hutchinson. 
The  same  confirmed. 
William  Reed  appointed.^" 

Elm.  Hutchinson,  Welles,  F.  Hutchinson,  Meed. 
Nathaniel  Hatch  appointed.^^ 

Elm.  Hutchinson,  F.  Hutchinson,  Peed,  Hatch. 


8  Hutchinson  and  Dudley  were  both  displaced  at  this  appointment,  though  both  afterwards  were 
returned.  , 

^  Thomas  Palmer  was  promoted  to  the  place  of  Nathaniel  Bjiield.  who  died  6  June,  1733 ;  Winthrop  to 
Cooke's  place ;  Dudley  returned  to  the  bench,  and  Stoddard  was  a  new  appointment. 

"^  Edward  Hutchinson  tilled  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Thomas  Palmer,  Oct.  8th,  1740. 

"  Eliakim  Hutchinson  was  in  the  place  of  Adam  Winthrop,  resigned. 

^^  Edward  Winslow  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  William  Dudley,  Aug. 
10th,  1743. 

'^  Samuel  Watts  was  in  the  place  of  Stoddard,  who  died  March  11,  1748. 

'■'  Thomas  Hutchinson  succeeded  his  uncle  Edward  H.,  who  died  March  16,  1742. 

^*  Welles  succeeded  Winslow,  who  died  Dec,  1753,  aged  85. 

'^  Thomas  Hutchinson  having  resigned  "on  account  of  his  several  employments,"  his  brother  succeeded 


him. 


"■  William  Reed  took  the  place  of  Watts,  who  died  March  12,  1770. 
'8  Hatch  succeeded  Welles,  who  died  May  20,  1770. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Suffolk. 
Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


79 


Datb  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1772. 

July     3. 

Eliakim  Hutchinson,  "  First  Justice^'^  William  Reed,  Nathaniel 
Hatch  and  Joseph  Green  appointed.^^ 
Elm.  Hictchinson^  Beecl^  Hatch^  Green. 

1772. 

Dec.  31. 

Thomas  Hutchinson,  Jr.,  appointed.^" 

Elm.  Hutchinson,  Reed,  Hatch,  T.  Hutchinson,  Jr. 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COUET  OF  COMIVIOI:^  PLEAS.  ^^ 


1725. 

Dec. 

18. 

Samuel  Checkley  and  Anthony  Stoddard. 

1731-2. 

Feb. 

3. 

Anthony   Stoddard,   Francis  Fulham,  Thomas   Greaves   and 
Hugh  Hall. 

1734. 

Dec. 

31. 

Josiah  Quincy. 

1734-5. 

Feb. 

21. 

Samuel  Danforth,  Francis  Foxcroft  and  Francis  Fulham. 

1748. 

Apri 

6. 

John  Quincy  and  James  Minot. 

1770. 

Jan. 

24. 

Benjamin  Lincoln  and  Joseph  Williams. 

SHERIFFS. 


1692. 

May  27. 

Samuel  Gookin. 

1700-1. 

Mch.    6. 

Duncan  Campbell  named  and  rejected. 

1702. 

Oct.   23. 

Giles  Dye 

1713. 

Aug.  27. 

Lt.  Col.  William  Dudley,  "  in  room  of  Dyer,  deceased." 

17f4-15 

.Feb.  19. 

William  Payne,  acting  sheriff. 

Mch.  21. 

William  Dudley  restored. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

William  Payne.                                                                               ^ 

1728. 

Dec.  12. 

Edward  Winslow. 

1732. 

Dec.  15. 

Edward  Winslow. 

1743. 

Oct.    20. 

Benjamin  Pollai'd. 

1757. 

Jan.     3. 

Stephen  Grecnleaf. 

1761. 

Nov.    5. 

Stephen  Greenleaf. 

'"  Gnen  here  first  appears;  yet  Foster  Hutchinson  had  ticon  promoted  to  the  Superior  Court,  March  21, 
n7L    Possil)ly  there  was  a  vacancy  for  some  fitteen  months. 
^  Thomas  Hutchinson,  Jr.,  took  the  place  of  Green. 

"  Appointed  to  act  in  cases  in  whicli  any  of  the  standing  justices  were  interested. 


80 


List  op  Civil  Officers. — Suffolk. 


JUDGES   OF  PROBATE. 


Date  op  Appointment. 


NAMES. 


1692. 

June  18. 

"William  Stoughton.  * 

1701. 

Aug.    8. 

Elisha  Cooke. 

1702. 

Nov.  19. 

Isaac  Adclington. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

Samuel  Sewall. 

1728. 

Dec.  19. 

Josiah  VViUard. 

1741. 

Nov.    5. 

Josiah  Willard. 

1745-6. 

Feb.  12. 

Edward  Hutchinson,  in  the  place  of  Willard,  resigned. 

1752. 

April  3. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

1761. 

Nov.    5. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

1769. 

Aug.    3. 

Foster  Hutchinson, 
to  the  Revolution. 

REGISTEES   OF   PROBATE. 


1692. 
1702. 
1715. 

1722. 


June  18. 
Nov.  19. 
Dec.  19. 

Oct.    19. 


1728. 

Dec. 

19 

1732. 

Dec. 

15 

1739. 

Dec. 

21 

1741. 

Nov. 

5 

1749. 

July 

14 

1754. 

Jan. 

25 

Sept 

20 

Isaac  Addington. 

Paul  Dudley. 

Jose23h  Marion. 

John  Boydell. 

Benj.  Rolfe,  "  in  the  room  of  John  Boydell,  and  during  his 

absence."^ 
John  Boydell.  * 

John  Boydell. 

Andrew  Belcher,  "  in  place  of  J.  Boydell,  deceased." 
Andrew  Belcher. 
I  John  Payne,  in  the  absence  of  Belcher  from  the  Province. 
John  Shirley,  "  in  place  of  Andrew  Belcher." 
John  Payne  "  for  the  space  of  three  months  fi-om  this  Time, 

or  until  the  return  of  John  Shirley,  if  it  be  before  three 

months  be  expired." 


'  1726.    Feb.  23.    Rolfe  was  to  act  in  Boydell's  place  in  the  case  of  the  estate  of  Thomas  Lewis,  to  whom 
Boydell  was  related. 


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81 


Hegisters  of  Probate — Concluded. 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

N  A  il  E  S  . 

1755. 

Jan.   11. 

John  Payne  continued  for  two  months  if  Shirley  remain  absent. 

Mch.  28. 

John  Payne,  )  Joint  Registers,  in  the  place  of  John  Shirley, 
John  Cotton,  \          who  had  resigned. 

1759. 

Dec.  19. 

William  Cooper, ) 

y  Joint  Registers. 
John  Cotton,       ) 

1761. 

Nov.    5. 

William  Cooper, ) 

>  Joint  Registers. 
John  Cotton,       ) 

82 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Essex. 


ESSEX   COUNTY. 


INFERIOE   COURT   OF   COIVIMON  PLEAS. 


Date  of  Appointmeht. 


1692.        Dec.     7.     Bartholomew  Gedney,  Samuel  Appleton,  John  Hathorne  and 
Jonathan  Corwin  appointed. 

Gedney,  Appleton,  Hathorne,  Corwin. 
1696.        June    4.     Bartholomew  Gedney,  John  Hathorne,  "William  Browne  and 
Jonathan  Corwin  appointed.^ 

Gedney,  Hathorne,  Browne,  Corwin. 

1698.  June    3.     Daniel  Peii-ce  appointed.^ 

Hathorne,  Browne,  Corwin,  Peirce. 

1699.  July  17.     The  same  confirmed. 
1702.        June  30.     Nathaniel  Saltonstall,  William  Browne,  John  Hathonie  and 

Daniel  Peirce  appointed. 

Saltonstall,  Browne,  Hathorne,  Peirce. 
Jonathan  Corwin  appointed.^ 

Saltonstall,  Browne,  Peirce,    Corwin. 
1704.       June  14.     John  Appleton  appointed.* 

Saltonstall,  Brownie,  Corwin,  Ap>])leton. 

1707.  June  10.     Thomas  Noyes  appointed.^ 

Appleton,  Browne,  Corwin,  JVbyes. 

1708.  June  15.     John  Higginson  apj^ointed.^ 

Appleton,  Browne,  JVoyes,  Higginson. 

1715.        Dec.     9.     John  Appleton,  John  Higginson,  Thomas  Noyes  and  Samuel 
Browne  appointed.'' 

Appleton,  Higginson,  JVbyes,  Browne. 


June 

3. 

July 

17. 

June  30. 

Oct. 

23. 

June  14. 

June 

10. 

June  15. 

Dec. 

9. 

•  William  Browne  in  place  of  Samuel  Appleton,  who  died  May  15,  1696.     Oct.  16,  same  continued. 

*  Daniel  Peirce  appointed  "in  the  place  of  Bartholomew  Geducy,  deceased,"  who  died  Feb.  28.  1697-8. 
^  It  seems  tliat  Corwin  had  been  superseded  by  Saltonstall  at  the  time  of  appointments  in  June;  but  as 

Hathorne  was  appointed  to  the  Superior  Com-t  Aug.  14th,  Corwin  was  re-instated  very  soon. 

4  John  Appleton  was  in  place  of  Daniel  Peirce,  who  died  Jan.  22,  1703-4. 

^  Thomas  Noyes  was  in  place  of  Nathaniel  Saltonstall,  who  died  Maj-  21,  1707. 

"  Higginson  filled  the  vacancy  caused  by  Corwin's  appointment  to  the  Superior  Court. 

^  William  Browne,  being  old,  (he  died  Feb.  14,  1715-16,  aged  78,)  was  replaced  at  this  time  b}'  his  son, 
Samuel. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Essex. 
Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Continued. 


83 


Date  of  AproiNTMENX. 


July 

15. 

Mcli. 

9. 

Api-il  10. 

June 

21. 

Nov. 

10. 

Oct. 

5. 

Feb. 

8. 

Jan. 

25. 

A})!-. 

20. 

Sept. 

14. 

Mch. 

8. 

1720.       July  15.    John  Burrill  appointed.^ 

Appletofi,  JVbi/es,  Jirowne,  I^urrill. 
1721-2.    Mcli.    9.    Josiali  Wolcott  appointed." 

Appleton,  Nbyes,  Browne,  Wolcott. 
1729.        April  10.    John  Appleton,  Samuel  Browne,  Timothy  Lindall  and  Jolm 
Wainwright  appointed.^'' 

Ajjpleton,  J3roto7ie,  Lindall,  'Wainxoright. 
1733.        June  21.     Timothy  Lindall,  Theophilus  Burrill,  John   Wainwright   and 
Thomas  Beny  appointed." 

Lindall,  JSurrill,  Wainwright,  .Berry. 
1737.        Nov.  10.     Benjamin  Marston  appointed.^^ 

Lindall^  Wainwright,  Berry,  Marston. 
1739.        Oct.     5.     Benjamin  Lysde,  Jr.,  ai^ijointed.^^ 

Lindall,  Berry,  Marston,  Lynde. 
1745-6.    Feb.     8.    John  Choat  appointed." 

Lindall,  Berry,  Marston,  Choat. 
1754.       Jan.    25.     Henry  Gibbs  appointed."' 

Berry,  3Iarston,  Choat,  Gihbs.  , 

Jolin  Tasker  appointed.^® 

Berry,  Choat,  Gibbs,  TasJcer. 
1756.        Ser>t.  14.     Benjamin  Pickman  appointed. ^^ 

Choat,  Gibbs,  Tasker,  Pickman. 
1759.        Mch.    8.     Caleb  Cushing  appoiuted.^^ 

Choat,  Tasker,  Pickman,  Ctishing. 


8  John  Ikirrill  was  in  place  of  John  Ilig^inson,  who  died  23d  Mch.  1719-20. 

^  Wolcolt  was  in  place  of  John  Burrill,  who  died  Dec.  10th,  1721. 

'"  Thomas  Noycs  (who  died  April  12,  1730,)  was  very  old,  and  hence  proliaijly  omitted.  Josiah  Wolcott 
had  died  Feb.  2,  1728-9.     There  were,  thereibre,  two  new  ai)p(jintinents  at  this  time. 

"  Samuel  Browne  had  died  June  IG,  1731.  John  Appleton  was  probably  omitted  on  the  score  of  his 
ago,  80  years,  though  he  was  continued  in  the  Probate  Court. 

'2  Marston  was  in  the  place  of  Theopiiilus  Burrill,  who  died  ith  July,  1737. 

'■^  Lyude  succeeded  John  Wainwright,  who  died  Sept.  1,  1739. 

)■'  Choat  was  appointed  when  Benjamin  Lynde  was  transferred  to  the  Superior  Court. 

'■'  Cibbs  was  in  the  place  of  "Timothy  Lindall,  who  had  resigned." 

"'  Tasker  succeeded  Marston,  who  died  22d  May,  1754,  aged  57. 

"  Pickman  succeeded  Berry,  who  died  lOth  August,  1756. 

'8  Cuijhiug  took  the  place  of  Gibbs,  who  died  Feb.,  1750. 


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Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


Date  op 

Al'l'OINTMENT. 

NAMES.                                            « 

1761. 

June  24. 

Stephen  Higginson  appointed.^^ 

Choaty  Tasker,  Cushing,  Higginson. 

Nov.  19. 

Nathaniel  Ropes  and  Andrew  Oliver  appointed.^ 
Choat,  Gushing^  Mopes,  Oliver. 

1766. 

Feb.     5. 

William  Bourn  appointed.^^ 

Ropes,  Cushing,  Oliver,  JBottrn. 

1770. 

Sept.  17. 

William  Browne  appointed.^^ 

Hopes,  Cushing,  Oliver,  Broione. 

1772. 

Jan.    15. 

Peter  Frye  appointed.^ 

Gushing,  Oliver,  Browne,  Frye. 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COUET  OF  CO:\B^Oi^  PLEAS. 


1711. 

Oct.   26. 

Samuel  Aj)pleton  and  John  Burrill. 

1715. 

Sept.  16. 

Samuel  Appleton  and  John  Bm-rill. 

1725. 

Sept.  30. 

John  Wainwi-ight  and  Theophilus  Burrill. 

1729. 

April  11. 

Theophilus  Burrill  and  William  Gedney. 

July     3. 

Theophilus  Burrill  and  William  Gedney. 

1731. 

Aug:.  25, 

Theophilus  Bm-rill  and  Richard  Kent. 

1734. 

June  28. 

Nathaniel  Coffin  and  Benjamin  Lynde,  Jr. 

1740. 

July     5. 

Epes  Sergeant  and  Daniel  Appleton. 

1744. 

Aug.  18. 

Epes  Sergeant  and  Daniel  Appleton. 

1744-5. 

Jan.    19. 

John  Choat. 

1755. 

Mch.  28. 

John  Greenleaf. 

1762. 

Mch.  11. 

Epes  Sergeant  and  Daniel  Appleton. 

1768. 

Feb.   17. 

Jacob  Fowle  and  Samuel  Rogers. 

1766. 

Feb.      5. 

William  Brown. 

'^  Higginson  is  named  in  tlie  place  of  Piokman,  in  a  new  commission  of  this  date.  He  died,  however, 
Oct.  12,  1761,  aged  45. 

^^  Eopes  and  Oliver  are  named  in  the  new  commission  of  this  date,  in  the  place  of  Higginson,  deceased 
Oct.  12,  1761,  and  Tasker,  who  died  Nov.  9,  1761. 

2'  Bourn  was  to  till  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Choat,  and  Eopes  was  at  tlie  same  date  made 
Chief  Justice. 

^  Browne  succeeded  Bourn,  who  died  Aug.  12, 1770,  aged  47. 

*3  Frye  succeeded  Ropes,  transferred  to  the  Superior  Court. 


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SHERIFFS. 


Date  op  Appointment. 


1692. 
1696. 
1702. 


May  27. 
Apr.  23. 
July     2. 

Oct.   23. 


1708-9.  Feb.  25. 
1710.  June  30. 
1715.        Sept.  16. 

Dec.     9. 

1722.        July     3. 

1728.  Dec.  12. 
1733.  June  22. 
1745-6.  Jun.  24. 
1761.  June  24. 
Nov.  19. 
1766.       Aug.    6. 


Capt.  George  Corwin. 

William  Gedney. 

Major  Francis  Wainwright. 
\  William  Gedney.^ 
(Major  Daniel  Denison. 

Major  Daniel  Denison. 

William  Gedney. 

John  Denison. 

William  Gedney, ) 

>  Joint  Sherifis. 
John  Denison,      ) 

( Benjamin  Marstou, ) 

<  ["Joint  Sheriffi. 

(  John  Denison,  ) 

Benjamin  Marston. 

Benjamin  Marston. 

Robert  Hale. 

Robert  Hale. 

Robert  Hale. 

Richard  Saltonstall. 


'1708,     June  IG.     Dciiison  was  suspended,  ;uid  ''the  county  continued  at  present  in  the  keeping o< 
Mr.  William  Gedney,  the  other  sheriff,  he  to  make  a  deputy  at  Ipswich  and  another  at  Newbury." 


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List  op  Civil  Officers. — Essex. 


JUDGES  ANT>  REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OP  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Date 

REGISTEKS. 
OF  Appointment. 

1692.    June  18.    Bartholomew  Gedney. 

4692. 

June  18. 

Stephen  Sewell. 

1698.    June    3.    Jonathan  Corwin. 

1695. 

Nov.  29. 

John  Croade. 

1702.    Oct.    23.    John  Appleton. 

1698. 

June    3. 

John  Higginson. 

.1715.  Dec.     9. 

John  Appleton. 

1702. 

Oct.   23. 

Daniel  Rogers. 

1729.   Apr.   11. 

John  Appleton. 

1715. 

Dec.  29. 

Daniel  Rogers. 

1733.  June  22. 

John  Appleton. 

1722- 

-3.  Jan.     9. 

Daniel  Appleton. 

1739.   Oct.      5. 

Thomas  Berry. 

1729. 

Apr.  11. 

Daniel  Appleton. 

1746.   Aug.    5. 

Thomas  Beny. 

1733. 

June  22. 

Daniel  Appleton. 

1756.   Sept.  14. 

John  Choate. 

1761. 

June  24. 

Daniel  Appleton. 

1761.   June  24. 

John  Choate. 

Nov.  19. 

Daniel  Api^leton. 

Nov.  19. 

John  Choate. 

1762. 

AujT,  26. 

Samuel  Rogers. 

1766.  Feb.     5. 

Nathaniel  Ropes. 

1773. 

Sept.  29. 

Peter  Frye. 

1772.   Jnn.    15. 

Benjamin  Lynde. 

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MIDDLESEX   COUNTY 


INFEEIOR   COURT   OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 


Date  of  Appointment. 


1602. 


Dec.     7. 


1006. 

Oct.  16 

1600. 

July  17 

1702. 

June  20 

July  8. 

1700. 


1715. 


1710. 


June  23. 


Dec.     0. 


June  27. 


1729. 

Aug.  22 

1731. 

July  9 

1733. 

June  22. 

1737-8.    Mch.    9. 


John  Phillips,  James  Russell,  Joseph  Lynde  and  Samuel  Hay- 
man  appointed. 

Phillips^  Hussell,  Lynde^  Hayman. 
The  same  confirmed. 
The  same  confirmed. 

James  Russell,  John  Phillips  and  Jonathan  Tyng  appointed.^ 
Joseph  Lynde  ajjpointed. 

Russell^  JPhilli2)s,  Tyng^  Lynde. 
Francis  Foxcroft  appointed.^ 

Phillips^  Tyng,  Lynde,  Foxcroft. 
Joseph  Lynde,  Francis  Foxcroft,  Jonathan  T)-ug  and  Jonathan 
Remington  appointed.^ 

Lynde,  Foxcroft,  Tyng,  Remington. 
Jonathan  Dowse,   Charles  Chambers  and  Francis  Fulham  ap- 
pointed.* 

Remington,  Dowse,  ChamJbers,  Fidham. 
The  same  confinned. 
The  same  confirmed. 
Thomas  Greaves  appointed.-' 

Dowse,  Chambers,  Fulham,  Greaves. 
Francis  Foxcroft  appointed." 

Dowse,  Chambers,  Fidham,  Foxcroft. 


'  Samuel  Hayman,  thus  superseded,  died  Dec.,  1712,  aged  74. 

'  Foxcroft  wa.s  apiiointed,  owing  to  the  death  of  James  Russell.  April  2S,  170'J. 

^  Remington  was  a  nt^w  appointment.  I'iiillips,  probalily,  was  omitted  on  aceount  of  iiis  age,  85  years, 
though  lie  lived  until  Meh.  20,  1724-5. 

■•  Dow^:e,  Chamhers  and  Fulham  wore  appointed  in  the  room  of  Lyn<le,  T>'ng  and  Foxcroft.,  Very  prob- 
ably these  three  were  dropped  on  account  of  their  age,  Lynde  (who  died  .Tany.  29,  1727)  being  then  82,  Tyng, 
77  (he  died  .Tany.  10,  1724),  and  Foxcroft  (who  died  .Tany.  1728),  fi2  years. 

^  Greaves  succeeded  .Tonathan  Remington,  who  was  transferred  to  the  Supreme  Tonrt. 

"  Foxcroft  was  appointed  Mcli.  9  "  in  tlie  room  of  Thomas  GR-aves,  Ksi].,  wliilo  he  remains  one  of  iho 
Justices  of  the  Superior  Court,"  and  Aug.  19  be  was  regularly  appointed. 


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Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


Bate  of  Aitointment. 


1739. 

Dec.  21. 

1741. 

July  21. 

1747. 

Aug.  19. 

1752. 

April   7. 

1753. 

Au^.  24. 

1755. 

June  26. 

1761. 

Nov.  20. 

1763. 

SeDt.    7. 

1764. 


1769. 


1771. 


Mch.    7. 
May  24. 

May  16. 


Thomas  Greaves  re-appointed.'^ 

JDowse^  Fulham,  Greaves,  JF^oxcroft. 
Samuel  ]!)anforth  appointed.^ 

Fulham,  Greaves,  Foxcroft,  Danforth. 
Chambers  Russell  appointed.^ 

Fulham,  Foxcroft,  Danforth,  JRussell. 
Andrew  Boardman  appointed.^" 

Fulham,,  Foxcroft,  Danforth,  Boardman. 
Same  four  confirmed. 
William  Lawrence  appointed." 

Foxcroft,  Danforth,  Boardman,  Lawrence. 
Same  confirmed. 
John  Tyng  appointed.^ 

Danforth,  Foxcroft,  Boardman,  Tyng. 
Richard  Foster  appointed.^ 

Danforth,  Boardman,  Tyng,  Foster. 
Josej)h  Lee  appointed.^* 

Danforth,  Tyng,  Foster,  Lee. 
James  Russell  appointed.^ 

Danforth,  Tyng,  Lee,  Russell. 
Last  term  of  the  Court  was  held  May  21,  1774. 


^  Greaves  was  superseded  on  the  bench  of  the  Superior  Court  by  Stephen  Sewall,  May  16,  1739.  He 
was  reappointed  here  "in  the  room  of  Charles  Chambers,  Esq.,  who  had  resigned,"  and  Foxcroft's  appointment 
remained  undisturbed.    Chambers  was  old,  being  82  at  his  death,  27  Apr.,  1743. 

*  Danforth  was  "  in  the  room  of  Jonathan  Dowse,  Esq.,"  who  was  then  probably  too  old  to  serve  longer, 
bemg  82  at  his  death,  28  Jany.,  1744-5. 

9  Eussell  succeeded  Greaves,  who  died  19  June,  1747. 

^°  Boardman  took  the  place  of  Eussell,  promoted  to  Superior  Court. 

'^  Lawrence  succeeded  Francis  Fulham,  who  resigned,  and  died  18  Jany.,  1758,  aged  87. 

^-  Tyng,  no  doubt,  succeeded  Lawrence,  who  probably  resigned  before  his  death,  May  19,  1764,  aged  67. 

^^  Foster  succeeded  Foxcroft,  who  probably  resigned  this  year,  and  died  Mch.  28,  1768,  aged  75. 

'*  Lee  was  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Boardman,  May  20,  1769. 

'*  Eussell  succeeded  Foster,  who  resigned,  and  died  Aug.  1774,  aged  82. 


List  op  Civil  Officers. — Middlesex. 


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SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF   CO:\mOX  PLEAS. 


Date  of  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1705. 

June    8. 

Elislia  Hutchinson,  John  Foster  and  John  Higginson. 

1708. 

Feb.  25. 

Elisha  Hutchinson,  John  Foster,  Penn  Townsend  and  Jonathan 

1718. 

Dec.     3. 

Jonathan  Dowse  and  Jonas  Bond. 

1719. 

Nov.  25. 

Nathaniel  Carey,  Spencer  Phips  and  Thomas  Greaves. 

1723. 

Sept.    6. 

Spencer  Phips  and  Jonas  Bond. 

1726. 

June  18. 

Spencer  Phips,  Henry  Phillips  and  Francis  Foxcrofl,  Jr. 

1729. 

Aug.    3. 

Henry  Phillips. 

1729- 

30.  Mch.  19. 

Francis  Foxcroft. 

1731. 

July     9. 

Spencer  Phips,  Thomas  Greaves  and  Francis  Foxcroft. 

1732. 

Dec.  15. 

Habijah  Savage,  Samuel  Wells  and  Samuel  Danforth. 

1736. 

Dec.  29. 

Jacob  Wendell  and  Benjamin  Prescott. 

1741. 

July  25. 

Simon  Tufts  and  Ephraim  Curtis. 

1749. 

Aug.  12. 

William  Lawrence. 

1751. 

June  21. 

William  Lawrence. 

1762. 

July  29. 

.  John  Tyng  and  Oliver  Fletcher. 

1764. 

Mch.    7. 

Joseph  Lee. 

1768. 

Sept.    7. 

Samuel  Livermore  and  Charles  Prescott. 

SHERIFFS. 


1692. 

May  27. 

1 
Timothy  Phillips. 

1729. 

Sept.  27. 

Samuel  Dummer. 

1702. 

Oct.  23. 

Samuel  Gookin. 

1731. 

July     9. 

Richard  Foster,  Jr. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

Edmund  Goffe. 

1?61. 

Nov.  20. 

Richard  Foster. 

1728. 

Dec.  12. 

Samuel  Gookin, 

1764. 

Mch.    7. 

David  Phips. 

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List  op  Civil  Officers. — Middlesex. 


JUDGES  A^D  REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Datb 
OF  Appointment. 


JUDGES. 


1692. 
1702. 
1708. 
1715. 
1725. 
1729. 
1731. 
1745. 
1761. 


June  18. 

Oct. 

23. 

July 

8. 

Dec. 

9. 

Sept. 

30. 

July 

3. 

July 

9. 

Dec. 

20. 

Nov. 

20. 

James  Russell. 
John  Leverett. 
Francis  Foxcroft. 
Francis  Foxcroft. 
Jonathan  Remington. 
Jonathan  Remington. 
Jonathan  Remington. 
Samuel  Danforth. 
Samuel  Danforth. 


Datb 
OP  Appointment. 

REGISTEBS. 

1692. 

June  18. 

Samuel  Phipps. 

1702. 

Oct.   23. 

Thomas  Swan. 

1705. 

Sept.  15. 

Nicholas  Fessenden. 

1709. 

Dec.  28. 

Daniel  Foxcroft. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

Thomas  Foxcroft. 

1729. 

July     3. 

Francis  Foxcroft. 

1731. 

July     9. 

Samuel  Danforth. 

1745. 

Dec.  20. 

Andrew  Boardman,  Jr. 

1753. 

Aug.  10. 

Andrew  Boardman. 

1769. 

May  29. 

William  Kneeland. 

[Note. — Jan.  1  and  Aug.  12,  1772,  Andrew  Boardman  was  made  special  register,  to  complete  his  father's 
record.]  tt 


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HAMPSHIRE    COUNTY. 


COURT   OF  CO]M]MO]S'  PLEAS. 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1692. 

Dec. 

7. 

John  Pynchon,  Peter  Tilton,  Samuel  Partridge,  Joseph  Hawley 
appointed. 

Pynchon^  Tilton,  Partridge,  Hawley. 

1696. 

Oct. 

16. 

John  Pynchon,  Samuel  Partridge,  Joseph  TTnwk'V,  Jose])h  Par- 
sons appointed.^ 

J.  Pynchon,  {Ist,)  Partridge,  Haxdey,  Parsons. 

1699. 

July 

17. 

Same  four  confirmed. 

1702. 

June 

29. 

Same  four  confirmed. 

1710. 

June 

8. 

John  Pynchon  appointed.^ 

Partridge,  Hawley,  Parsons,  J.  Pynchon,  {2d.) 

1711. 

June 

8. 

Samuel  Porter  appointed.* 

Partridge,  Parsons,  J.  Pynchon,  (2d.) 

1715. 

Dec. 

10. 

Same  four  confirmed. 

1719. 

June 

27. 

John  Stoddard  appointed.* 

Partridge,  J.  Pynchon,  (2<?,)  Porter,  Stoddard. 

1722. 

June 

29. 

John  Pynchon  appointed.^ 

Partridge,  Porter,  Stoddard,  J.  Pyjichon,  (^Ml.) 

1722-3. 

Jnii. 

9. 

Henry  D wight,  John  Ashley  apixjinted." 

Partridge,  Stoddard,  Pic ig Jit,  Af^hlcy. 

1729. 

Oct. 

10. 

Same  four  confirmed. 

1732. 

Dec. 

28. 

Samuel  Partridge,  John  Stoddard,  John    1'} nclioii,  (.'m1,)  J(»lm 
Ashley  appointed.' 

Partridge,  Stoddard,  J.  Pynchon,  (3o?,)  Ashley. 

'  Parsons  succeeded  Tilton,  who  died  11  .Inly,  1G96. 

'-'  .1.  Pynchon,  ('2d,)  was  appointed,  '"tliere  bfin^  at  present  but  three  in  that  commission;*'  Ills  father, 
John  P.,  iiad  died  .lany.  17.  1702-3. 

3  Porter  was  appointed  "to  fill  a  vacancy;  "  llawloy  havint^  died  1711. 

^  Stoddard  was  "in  room  of  Joseph  Parsons,"  who  lived  till         Nov.,  172!<. 

*  John  Pynciion,  (iJd,)  was  '-in  rcKHii  el'  his  father,  ileeeased,"  who  died  25  Apr.,  1721. 

<■  Dwight  and  Asldey  were  "in  the  room  of  Samuel  Porter  and  .John  Pynchon;  "  of  these  Porter  had 
died  29  July,  1722,  hut  P>-nchon  was  superseded. 

^  John  Pynchon,  (3d,)  was  restored  in  place  of  Dwight,  who  died  20  Mch.,  1731-2. 


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List  op  Civil  Officers. — Hampshire. 
(Jourt  of  Common  Pleas — Continued. 


Date  op 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1734-5. 

Feb. 

21. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy.^ 

Partridge^  Stoddard,  Ashley,  Pomroy. 

1737. 

July 

2. 

John    Stoddard,   Eleazer   Porter,    Timothy   Dwight,    William 
Pynchon,  Jr.,  appointed.® 

Stoddard,  Porter,  T.  Dwight,   W.  Pynchon,  Jr. 

1738. 

July 

8. 

William  Pynchon,  Sr.,  appointed.^*' 

Stoddard,  Porter,  Dwight,  W.  Pynchon,  Sr. 

1741. 

Apr. 

2. 

Joseph  Pynchon  appointed." 

Stoddard,  Porter,  Dioight,  J.  Pynchon. 

July 

21. 

Ephraim  Williams  appointed.^^ 

Stoddard,  Porter,  J.  Pynchon,  Williams. 

1748. 

Nov. 

8. 

Timothy  Dwight  appointed.^* 

Porter,  J.  Pynchon,  Williams,  T.  Dwight. 

1749-50.  Jan. 

18. 

Josiah  Dwight  appointed." 

Porter,  J.  Pynchon,  T.  Dwight,  J.  Dioight. 

1753. 

Jan. 

4. 

Joseph  Dwight  appointed.^^ 

Porter,  T.  Dioight,  Josiah  Dwight,  Jos.  Dioight. 

1758. 

Jan. 

11. 

Joseph  Dwight,  Israel  Williams,  Josiah  Dwight  and  Timothy 
Dwight,  Jr.,  appointed.^^ 

Jos.  Dwight,  I.  Williams,  Josi.  Dwight,  T.  Dwight,  Jr. 

1761. 

June  24. 

Elijah  Williams  appointed. ^^ 

I.  Williams,  Josi.  Dwight,  T.  Dwight,  Jr.,  E.  Williams. 

8  Pomroy  was  "  in  the  room  of  John  'Pynchon,"  thus  again  superseded,  but  who  lived  imtil  12  July, 
1742,  when  he  died,  aged  68. 

8  Three  new  judges  appointed;  of  those  retired  Partridge  died  25  July,  1740,  aged  95;  Ashley  died  17 
Apr.,  1759,  aged  89;  and  Pomroy  died  1754. 

'*  Wm.  Pynchon  was  "in  room  of  Wm.  Pynchon,  Jr.,  who  has  resigned;"  in  this  case  an  uncle  suc- 
ceeded his  nephew. 

"  Joseph  Pynchons  ucceeded  Wm.  P.,  Sr.,  who  died  1  Jany.,  1740-41,  aged  52. 

^^  Ephraim  Williams  was  "in  the  room  of  Timothy  Dwight,"  who  lived  long  afiter  this,  dying  30  Apr., 
1771. 

'3  Timothy  Dwight  was  restored  after  the  death  of  Stoddard,  19  June,  1748. 

'*  Josiah  Dwight  was  "  in  the  room  of  Ephraim  Williams,  resigned:  "  this  was  probably  Ephraim  W., 
Sr.,  who  died  in  1754,  aged  63.     Dwight  seems  to  have  been  again  commissioned  Aug.  24  of  same  year. 

'*  Joseph  Dwight  succeeded  Joseph  Pynchon;  yet  17  Aug.,  17.53,  Joseph  Pynchon  was  named  in  the 
commission,  and  13  Sept.,  1753,  Dwight  is  named  in  the  commission  instead.  I  conclude  that  this  shows 
a  clerical  error  in  retaining  Pynchon's  name,  which  was  promptly  remedied  by  the  Council. 

'®  Israel  Williams  and  Timothy  Dwight,  Jr.,  were  new  appointments;  Porter  died  1757,  and 

Timothy  Dwight  imdoubtedly  resigned,  as  he  lived  till  10  July,  1771. 

I''  Elijah  Williams  succeeded  Joseph  Dwight,  who  was  transfeiTed  to  Berkshire. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Hampshire. 
Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


93 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1764. 

Feb.     1'. 

Thomas  Williams  appointed.^* 

I.  Williams,  J.  Dwight,  T.  Dwight,  T.   Williams. 

1768. 

Oct.   26. 

Israel  Williams,  Oliver  Partridge,  Timothy  Dwight,  Jr.,  Thomas 
Williams  appointed.^® 

I.  Williams,  Partridge,  T.  JDwight,  Jr.,  T.  Williams. 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 


1721. 

July  14. 

Luke  Hitchcock. 

1727. 

Dec.  26. 

Eleazer  Porter  and  Dr.  Thomas  Hastings. 

1732-3. 

Jan.   11. 

Eleazer  Porter  and  William  Pynchon. 

1738. 

Aug.  19. 

William  Pynchon,  Jr.,  and  Israel  Williams. 

1753. 

Sept.  13. 

Elijah  Williams. 

1762. 

Feb.     4. 

Samuel  Mather  and  Thomas  Williams. 

1764. 

June    8. 

Eleazer  Porter. 

SHEEIFFS. 


1692. 

May  27. 

Samuel  Porter. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Samuel  Porter. 

1707. 

Dec.     5. 

Luke  Hitchcock. 

1715. 

Dee.  10. 

Luke  Hitchcock. 

1719. 

June  27. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy. 

1728. 

Dec.  12. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy. 

1732. 

Dec.  28. 

(  Ebenezer  Pomroy,  ) 

\                                  f  Joint  Sheriffs. 

(  Samuel  Marshfield, ) 

1734-5. 

Feb.  21. 

Samuel  Mai-shfield  alone,  Pomroy  having  resigned. 

1740. 

July  12. 

Oliver  Partridge,  (in  place  of  Marshfield,  resigned.) 

1749. 

June  29. 

Oliver  Partridge. 

1761. 

June  24. 

Oliver  Partridge. 

17j68. 

Oct.   26. 

Solomon  Stoddard. 

's  Thomns  Williams  succmled  Elijali  Wiiliaius.  who  livcil  till  10  .Inly,  1771. 
'9  Oliver  I'artriilgc  sucfceik'.d  Josiali  Dwiglit,  who  diiid  28  Sept.,  1708. 


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List  op  Civil  Officers. — Hampshire. 


JUDGES  AIN^D  EEGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Datb 
OF  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Date 
OF  Appointment. 

REGISTERS. 

1692. 

June  18. 

John  Pynchon. 

1692. 

June  18. 

Samuel  Partridge. 

1702. 

Aug;.  13.  j  John  Pynchon. 

1702. 

Aug.  13. 

Samuel  Partridge. 

1702- 

3.  Mch.  18. 

Samuel  Partridge. 

1702- 

3.  Mch.  18. 

John  Pynchon,  Jr. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Samuel  Partridge. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

John  Pynchon,  Jr. 

1729. 

July  10. 

John  Stoddard, 

1729. 

July  10. 

Timothy  Dwight. 

1732. 

Dec.  28. 

John  Stoddard. 

1732. 

Dec.  28. 

Timothy  Dwight. 

1748. 

Sept.  27. 

Timothy  Dwight. 

1748. 

Sept.  27. 

Timothy  Dwight,  Jr. 

1753. 

Sept.    6. 

Timothy  Dwight. 

1753. 

Sept.   6. 

Timothy  Dwight,  Jr. 

1758. 

June  22. 

Timothy  Dwight. 

1758. 

June  22. 

Timothy  Dwight,  Jr. 

1761. 

June  24.    Timothy  Dwight. 

1761. 

June  24. 

Timothy  Dwight,  Jr. 

1764. 

June     8.   Israel  Williams. 

1764. 

June    8. 

Timothy  Dwight,  Jr.* 

Solomon  Stoddard.* 

1768. 

Oct.  26. 

Israel  Williams,  Jr. 

*  Jointly. 


List  op  Civil  Officers. — Plymouth. 


95 


PLYMOUTH   COUNTY. 


INTERIOR  COURT   OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1692. 

Dec.     7. 

William  Bradford,  Nathaniel  Thomas,  John  Gushing  and  Eph- 
raim  Morton  appointed. 

Bradford^  Thomas^  Cushing,  Morton. 

1696. 

Oct.   16. 

WilUam  Bradford,  Nathaniel  Thomas,  John  Wadsworth  and 
Isaac  Little  appointed.^ 

Bradford.,  Thomas.,  Wadsworth.,  Little. 

1699. 

July  17. 

The  same  four  confirmed. 

1700. 

June    7. 

John  Gushing,  Jr.,  and  James  Warren  appointed.' 
Bradford.,  Thomas,  Cushifig.,  Warren. 

1702. 

June  29. 

Nathaniel  Thomas,  Isaac  Winslow,  John  Gushing  and  James 
Warren  appointed.^ 

Thomas,  Winslow,  Gushing,  Warren. 

1702-3. 

Mch.  18. 

Joseph  Otis  appointed.* 

Tliomas,  Otis,  Cushing,  Warren. 

1712. 

June    4. 

Isaac  Winslow  appointed.' 

Cushing,  Otis,  Warren,  Winslow. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

John  Gushing,  Isaac  Winslow,  Seth  Arnold  and  Nathaniel 
Thomas,  Jr.,  appointed.* 

Cushing,  Winslow,  Arnold,  Thomas. 

1721. 

Nov.  15. 

Isaac  Lothroj)  appointed.^ 

Cushing,  Winslow,  Thomas,  Lothrop. 

'  Morton  died  7  Sept.,  1693;  Cushing  probably  resigned,  as  he  was  tlicn  aliout  70  years  old.     He  died 
31  Mch.,  1708. 

*  Little  probably  died  29  Dec.,  1G99,  and  Wadsworth  died  15  May,  1700.     These  two  vacancies  were 
filled  by  new  men. 

'  Winslow  doubtless  took  tlie  place  of  Bradford,  who  resigned,  as  he  died  20  Feb.,  1703-4,  aged  about 
80  years. 

*  Otis  seems  to  have  taken  the  place  of  Winslow,  since  the  latter  was  again  appointed  in  171'2. 
6  Winslow  took  the  place  of  Thomas,  "  transferred  to  the  Superior  Court." 

*  Arnold  and  Thomas  succeeded  Otis,  who  resigned,  doubtless,  as  he  lived  till  1754,  and  Warren,  who 
died  May,  1715. 

"^  Lothrop  took  the  place  of  "Arnold,  deceased." 


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Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Continued. 


Date  op  Appointment. 


1729.       April  10. 


1731.        Aug.  25. 


1738.  July     8. 

1738-9.  Mch.    1. 

1743.  Sept.    9. 

1747.  Dec.  12. 

1747-8.  Mch.    1. 

1751.  June  21. 

1756.  Sept.  14. 

1762.  Jan.   28. 


Isaac  Winslow,  Nathaniel  Thomas,  Isaac  Lofhrop  and  Josiah 
Cotton  appointed.* 

Winslow^  Thomas,  Lothrop,  Cotton. 
Isaac  Winslow,  Nathaniel  Thomas,  Josiah  Cotton  and  Nicholas 
Sever  appointed.^ 

Winslow,  Thomas,  Cotton,  Sever. 
John  Cushing  appointed.^" 

Thomas,  Cotton,  Sever,  Cushing. 
Isaac  Lothrop  appointed." 

Lothrop,  Cotton,  Sever,  Cushing. 
Thomas  Clapp  appointed.^ 

Sever,  Cotton,  Cushing,  Clapp. 
Petejf  Oliver  appointed.^^ 

Sever,  Cushing,  Clapp,  Oliver. 
Isaac  Lothrop  appointed." 

Sever,  Clapp,  Oliver,  Lothrop,  (2c?.) 
Elijah  Cushing  appointed.^^ 

Seoer^  Clapp,  Oliver,  Cushing. 
Thomas  Foster  appointed.^® 

Sever,  Clapp,  Cushing,  Foster. 
John  Winslow,  Thomas  Clapp,  Elijah  Cushing,  Thomas  Foster 
appointed." 

Winslow,  Clapp,  Cushing,  Foster. 


8  Cotton  succeeded  Cashing,  who  was  "transferred  to  the  Superior  Court." 
^  Sever  took  the  place  of  Lothrop,  who  was  dropped  for  a  few  years,  probably  at  his  own  request. 
1"  John  Cushing  took  the  place  of  Isaac  Winslow,  who  resigned. 

"  Lothrop  was  restored  and  made  Chief  Justice,  in  the  room  of  N.  Thomas,  who  died  Feb.,  1639,  aged  75. 
1^  Clapp  was  appointed  after  the  death  of  Lothrop,  10  Sept.,  1743,  aged  70. 
'3  Oliver  was  "in  the  room  of  Josiah  Cotton,  Esq.,  who  had  resigned." 

'4  Isaac  Lothrop,  son  of  tlie  former  judge,  took  the  place  of  Cushing,  transferred  to  the  Superior  Court. 
'»  Elijah  Cushing  was  the  successor  of  I.  Lothrop,  who  died  26  Apr.,  1750,  aged  43. 
*8  Foster  was  appointed  as  Oliver  had  been  promoted  to  the  Superior  Court. 

^'^  "Winslow  was  in  the  place  of  Sever,  probably  omitted  on  account  of  his  age ;  he  died  Apr.  7,  1764, 
aged  84. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Plymouth. 
Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Coucluded. 


07 


Date  of  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1762.       Aug.  19. 

Gamaliel  Bradford  appointed." 

Winslow,  Clapp,  Foster,  Bradford. 

1771.       Mch.  21. 

Josiah  Edson  appointed.^ 

Winslow,  Foster,  Bradford,  Edson. 

V 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF   COMMOIS"  PLEAS. 


1713. 

Oct.   27. 

Seth  Arnold  and  Josiah  Edson. 

1727. 

June  17. 

Jcsiah  Cotton. 

1729. 

Apr.  10. 

Edward  Winslow. 

Dec.  12. 

Samuel  Thaxter,  Edward  Winslow  and  Nicholas  Sever. 

1732. 

Dec.  15. 

Isaac  Lothrop  and  Edward  "Winslow. 

1740. 

Oct.   27. 

Thomas  Croad. 

1743. 

Apr.     8. 

John  Little,  Thomas  Clap  and  Benjamin  Stockhridge. 

1751. 

Apr.  24. 

Thomas  Foster. 

17G2. 

Jan.    28. 

Thomas  Croade. 

1763. 

Feb.  17. 

Josiah  Edson  and  David  Stockhridge. 

SHERIFFS. 


1692. 

May  27. 

John  Bradford. 

1699. 

July  17. 

James  Warren. 

1700. 

June    7. 

Capt.  Seth  Arnold. 

1700-1. 

Mch.    6. 

Nathaniel  Warren. 

1702. 

June  29. 

Nathaniel  Warren. 

1706. 

June    8. 

Isaac  Lothrop. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

Isaac  Lothrop. 

1721. 

Nov.  15. 

Thomas  Barker. 

1728. 

Dec.  12. 

Thomas  Barker. 

1731. 

Aug.  25. 

(  Thomas  Barker. 
(John  Holman. 

1 

'8  Bradford  succeeded  Cushing,  who  died  June  2G,  1762,  aged  64. 
'3  Edson  took  the  place  of  Clapp,  who  prohahly  rosiirncil. 


98 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Plymouth. 
Sheriffs — Concluded. 


Date  op  Appointment. 


1733.  June  22. 

1734.  Apr.  23. 
1756.  Sept.  14. 
1762.  A  Jan.   28. 


James  "Warren,  (in  place  of  Barker.) 

James  Warren,  (sole  sheriff.) 

James  Warren,  Jr.,"  (in  place  of  Jas.  Warren,  resigned.) 

James  Warren,  Jr. 


JUDGES  AND  EEGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 

1                  JUDGES. 
OF  Appointment. 

Date 
OF  Appointment. 

REGISTERS. 

1702.     Aug.  13. 

Nathaniel  Thomas. 

1700. 

June    7. 

William  Bassett. 

1715.      Dec.     9. 

Nathaniel  Thomas. 

1702. 

Aug.  23, 

Nathaniel  Thomas,  Jr. 

1718.     Nov.  20. 

Isaac  Winslow. 

1715. 

Dec.    9. 

Nathaniel  Thomas,  Jr. 

1729.     Aug.  22. 

Isaac  Winslow. 

1729. 

Aug.  22. 

Josiah  Cotton. 

1731.     Aug.  25. 

Isaac  Winslow. 

1731. 

Aug.  25. 

Josiah  Cotton. 

1738-9.  Jan.   12. 

John  Cushing. 

1738- 

9.  Jan.  12. 

John  Winslow. 

1740.      Oct.   27. 

[Edward  Winslow.]* 

1762. 

Jan.  28. 

Edward  Winslow. 

1746.     Aug.    5. 

John  Cushing. 

1762.      Jan.   28. 

John  Cushing. 

*  During  the  absence  of  J.  Cushing. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Bristol. 


99 


BRISTOL    COUNTY. 


INFERIOR   COURT   OF   CO^BION  PLEAS. 


Date  of  Appointment. 


1692.       Dec.     7. 


1696. 

Oct.   16 

1699. 

July  17 

1701. 

Ausj.    7 

1702.        June  29. 

1708.  Sept.  30. 

1709.  Dec.  28. 

1710.  Aug.  24. 
1713-14.  J:!n.  1. 
1715.        Dec.  10. 


John  Saffin,  Thomas  Leonard,  Nidiolas  Peck  ami  John  Browne 
appointed. 

Saffin,  Leonard,  Peck,  Browne. 
Tlie  same  confiiTned, 
The  same  confinned. 
Nathaniel  Byfield  appointed.^ 

Leonard,  Peclc,  Browne,  Byfield. 
Nathaniel  Byfield,  John  Browne,  Thomas  Leonard  and  Eben- 
ezer  Brenton  appointed.^ 

Byfield,  Browne,  Leonard,  Brenton. 
Benjamin  Church  appointed.'' 

Byfield,  Browne,  Leonard,  Church. 
Henry  Mackintosh  appointed.* 

Byfield,  Leonard,  Church,  Mackintosh. 
Nathaniel  Payne  appointed.® 

Leonard,  Church,  Mackintosh,  Payne. 
Sunon  Davis  aiijiointed." 

Church,  Mackintosh,  Payne,  Davis. 
Nathaniel  Byfield,  Nathaniel  Payne,  Henry  Mackintosh  and 
George  Leonard  appointed.^ 

Byfield,  Payne,  3Iackintosh,  I^eonard. 


'  Pa- field  took  the  place  of  John  Saflin,  transferred  to  the  Superior  Court. 
Brenton  took  the  place  of  Peck,  who  resigned,  prohahly  on  account  of  ajje,  being  80  years  at  his  death, 
27  May,  1710. 

3  ("IiiirIi  filh-d  tlic  vacancy  owinj;  to  the  death  of  ICbenezer  Rrcnton,  who  died 

''  Mackintosh  succeeded  .lohn  Browne,  who  died 

s  The  cause  of  Payne's  ai)pointnicnt  was  the  following  vote  of  the  Council:  ".lune  24,  1710.  Upon 
consideration  of  the  unmannerly  and  rude  behaviour  of  Nathaniel  Byfield,  Ksquire,  yesterday  to  his  F.xccllencv 
the  (governor  and  the  Board,  and  his  porenii)tory  refusal  to  obey  their  order  directed  to  him  as  Judge  of 
Probate,  Advised,  That  His  Excellency  \w  desired  to  suspend  the  said  Nathaniel  Byfield,  Ksquire,  fmm  the 
exercise  of  those  civil  offices  that  he  holds  under  this  tJoverinnent." 

®  Davis  succeeded  Thomas  Leonard,  who  died  24  Nov.,  1713,  aged  72. 

''  Bylield  was  rc-appointed  in  place  of  Col.  Church,  who  was  old,  as  he  died  Jan.  17,  1717-18,  aged  77. 
Leonard  was  in  place  of  Uavis. 


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List  op  Civil  Officers. — Bristol. 
Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Continued. 


Date  of  Appointment. 


1723-4.  Mch.  19. 


1724.   June  23. 


1724. 


1725. 


1728. 


Dec.  2. 
Dec.  18. 
June  18. 


1729.   Aug.  22. 


Nathaniel  Blagrove  appointed.^ 

Byfield^  Mackintosh,  Payne,  Blagrove. 
Nathaniel    Byfield,  "Henry  Mackintosh,    Seth   Williams    and 
Nathaniel  Payne  appointed.* 

Byfield,  Mackintosh,  Williams,  Payne. 
Samuel  Vyall  appointed.^'' 

Payne,  Mackintosh,  Williams,  Vyall. 
George  Leonard  appointed." 

Payne,  Williams,  Vyall,  Leonard. 
Nathaniel  Hubbard  appointed.^ 

Payne,  Williams,  Leonard,  Huhhard. 
Nathaniel  Payne,  George  Leonard,  Nathaniel  Hubbard,  Thomas 
Church  appointed.^ 


Payne,  Leonard,  Huhhard,  Church. 

Dec.  12. 

Seth  Williams  re-appointed." 

Williams,  Leonard,  Huhhard,  Church. 

1733. 

June  22. 

The  same  confiiToed. 

1740. 

Dec.  11. 

Job  Almy  appointed.^^ 

Williams,  Huhhard,  Church,  Almy. 

1745-6. 

Feb.     8. 

George  Leonard  and  Stephen  Payne  appointed.^® 
Williams,  Almy,  Leonard,  Payne. 

1747. 

June  27. 

Ephraim  Leonard  appointed." 

Williams,  G.  Leonard,  Payne,  E.  Leonard. 

8  Blagrove  was  in  the  place  of  "  Nathaniel  Payne,  deceased,"  says  the  Council  Record,  yet  undoubtedly 
this  was  an  error  for  George  Leonard,^  who  died  5  Sept.,  171G.    Payne  is  named  until  1729. 

^  Williams  succeeded  Blagrove. 

'°  Vyall  was  in  the  place  of  Byfleld,  "who  has  resigned." 

"  George  Leonard,  son  of  the  former  judge,  probably  took  the  place  of  Mackintosh. 

^-  Hubbard  succeeded  Vyall,  "  who  had  resigned." 

'''.Church  took  the  place  of  Williams,  who  was  omitted. 

'^  Williams  was  re-appointed,  "in  the  room  of  Nathaniel  Pajiie,  deceased." 

'=  Almy  was  in  the  place  of  Leonard,  who  was  left  out  for  being  concerned  in  the  Land  Bank,  sav-s 
Washburn,  369. 

*^  Leonard,  re-appointed,  and  Payne  were  "in  the  room  of  Nathaniel  Hubbard  and  Thomas  Church." 
Of  these,  Church  was  dead  and  Hubbard  had  been  promoted  to  the  Superior  Court. 

i''  Ephraim  Leonard  succeeded  Almy. 


List  of  CmL  Officers. — Bristol. 
Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


101 


Date  of  Aitoiktment. 


1749.        April  18. 
17 GO.       May  23. 

17G1.        Jan.    24. 


Samuel  Willis  appointed.^ 

Williams,  G.  Leonard,  E.  Leonard,  Willis. 
George   Leonard,   Ephraim  Leonard,   Timothy  Fales,   James 
Williams  appointed.^^ 

G.  Leonard,  E.  Leonard,  Fales,  J.  Williams. 
Zepheniah  Leonard  appointed.^ 

G.  Leonard,  E.  Leonard,  J.  Williams,  Z.  Leonard. 
Nov.  24.  I  Same  four  confiraaed. 
1766.        June  18.  '  Elisba  Tobey  appointed.-^ 

I  G.  Leonard,  E.  Leonard,  J.  Williams,  Tobey. 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF  CO]\I]\IOX  PLEAS. 


1740. 

Dec. 

11. 

Petez  Bradford. 

1735-6. 

Jan. 

9. 

Job  Almy  and  Jonathan  Woodbury. 

1745. 

7^pr. 

5. 

Nathaniel  Hubbard. 

1747. 

June 

27. 

Thomas  Terry  and  Samuel  Willis. 

1749. 

Aug. 

12. 

Thomas  Bowen  and  John  Godfrey. 

1761. 

Jan. 

24. 

Samuel  Willis. 

Nov. 

24. 

Samuel  Willis  and  Thomas  Bowen. 

1763. 

Feb. 

17. 

Thomas  Gilbert. 

SHERIFFS. 


1692. 

May  27. 

Nathaniel  Payne. 

Dec.  22. 

Samuel  Gallop,  (in  jjlace  of  Payne,  excused.) 

1702. 

June  29. 

Samuel  Gallop. 

1710. 

June  30. 

Samuel  Gallop. 

1715.        Dec.  10.     William  Troop. 
1718.        Mch.  al.  i  Seth  Williams,  (coroner,  to  act  in  ]ilace  of  Gallop,  deceased.) 
Apr.  16.  I  Charles  Church.  • 


'8  Willis  was  '•  in  the  room  of  Stephen  Payne." 

'^  Fales  and  J.  Williams  were  in  place  of  Seth  Williams,  who  resigned  and  died  May  l-'f,  17G1,  aged 
85,  and  Willis,  who  resigned  and  died  Oct.  3,  1763,  aged  79. 
*  Z.  Leonard  took  the  place  of  Fales,  who  resigned. 
*'  Tobey  succeeded  Z.  Leonard,  who  died  23  April,  1766. 


102 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Bristol. 
Sheriffs — Concluded. 


Date  of  Api-ointment. 

1728.  Dec.  12. 

1733.  June  22. 

1746-7.  Jan.  14. 

1761.  Nov.  24. 


Charles  Church. 
Charles  Church. 
Sylvester  Richmond,  Jr. 
Sylvester  Richmond. 


JUDGES  A:isrD  REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OP  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Date 
OF  Appointment. 

REGISTERS. 

1702. 

Oct.   23. 

Nathaniel  Bj-field.         | 

1702. 

Oct.  23. 

John  Carey. 

1710. 

Aug.  24. 

Nathaniel  Payne.* 

1715. 

Dec.    9. 

Ebenezer  Brenton. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

Nathaniel  Byfield. 

1721. 

July  20. 

Stephen  Payne. 

1729. 

Sept.  27. 

Nathaniel  Blagrove, 

1729. 

Sept.  27. 

Stephen  Payne. 

1733. 

June  22. 

Nathaniel  Blagrove. 

1733. 

June  22. 

Stephen  Payne. 

1744. 

Apr.     5. 

Nathaniel  Hubbard. 

1744. 

Apr.     5. 

Stephen  PajTie. 

1747- 

S.Feb.  16. 

George  Leonard. 

1749. 

Apr.  18. 

Geoi-ge  Leonard,  Jr. 

1761. 

Nov.  24. 

George  Leonard.           i 

1761. 

Nov.  24. 

George  Leonard,  Jr. 

*  Byfield  being  suspended. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Barnstable. 


103 


BARNSTABLE    COUNTY. 


COURT   OF   CO:MiMON  PLEAS. 


Date  op  Appointment. 


NAMES. 


1692.   Dec.  7. 


1694-5.  Mch.  6. 

1696.  Oct.  16. 

1699.  July  17. 

1702.  June  29. 


1710.   June  22. 


1711. 


1713. 


1714. 


July  20. 
June  5. 
June  15. 


1715.        Dec.   10. 


1721.        Nov.  15. 


Barnabas  Lothrop,  Jobu  Freeman,  John  Tliatclier  and  Stephen 
Skiffc  appointed. 

Lothrop^  Freemati,  Thatcher,  Sh'ffe. 
Jonathan  Sparrow  appointed.^ 

Lothrop,  Thatcher,  Skiffe,  Sparrow. 
Same  four  confirmed. 
Same  four  confirmed. 

Barnabas  Lothrop,  John  Thatcher,  Stephen  SkiflTo,  John  Otis 
appointed.^ 

Lothrop,  Thatcher,  Sldffe,  Otis. 
William  Bassett  appointed.^ 

Lothrop,  Thatcher,  Otis,  Bassett. 
John  Gorham  appointed.* 

Lothrop,  Thatcher,  Otis,  Gorham. 
Daniel  Parker.^ 

Lothrop,  Otis,  Gorham,  Parker. 
Thomas  Paine  appointed.® 

Lothrop),  Otis,  Parker,  Paine. 
John  Otis,  Daniel  Parker,  Thomas  Paine,  Nathaniol  Freeman 
appointed.^ 

Otis,  Parker,  Paine,  Freeman. 
Isaac  Lothrop  appointed.^ 

Otis,  Parker,  Freeman^  Lothrop. 


'  Sparrow  was  in  the  room  of  Freeman,  resigned. 

-  Jolin  Otis  succeeded  SpaiTow. 

•*  IJassett  succeeded  Skiffc,  who  died 

4 

^  Parker  succeeded  Col.  .lolm  'riiatclur,  wlio  died  8  May,  ITl.'i,  aged  75. 

6 

''  Freeman  succeeded  B.  Lotlirop,  wiio  died  1715. 

8  Lothrop  succeeded  ''-Thos.  Paine,  deceased." 


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List  of  Civil  Officers. — Barnstable. 
Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


Date  of  Ai'pointment. 


1727.       Dec.  26. 


17i!-9.        Apr.  10. 


Ezra  Bourne  appointed.^ 

Parker,  Freeman,  I.  Lothrop,  Bourne. 
Peter  Thatcher,  Jo'Seph  Lothrop,  Ezra  Bourne   and   Shubael 


Baxter  appointed.^" 

Thatcher,  Lothrop,  Bourne,  Baxter. 

1731. 

Aug. 

25. 

The  same  confirmed. 

1736. 

June 

22. 

John  Thatcher  appointed." 

Lothrop,  Bourne,  Baxter,  J.  Thatcher. 

1742-3. 

Jan. 

27. 

Shubael  Gorham  appointed^ 

J.  Thatcher,  Gorham. 

1746. 

Aug. 

9. 

John  Otis  appointed.^ 

1747-8. 

Mch. 

1. 

David  Crocker  appointed." 

1758. 

June  22. 

John  Thatcher,  Sylvanus  Bourne,  David  Crocker  and  Thomas 

Winslow  appointed.^^ 

J.  Thatcher,  S.  Bourne,  Crocker,   Winsloic. 

Aug. 

3. 

Thomas  Smith,  Jr.,  appointed.^® 

Winslow,  Smith. 

1762. 

Jan. 

21. 

Sylvanus  Bourne,  Thomas  Winslow,  Thomas  Smith  and  Ed- 
ward Bacon  appointed.^^ 

Bourne,  Winsloio,  Smith,  Bacon. 

1764. 

Feb. 

1. 

James  Otis  appointed  Chief  Justice.^^ 

Otis,  Winslow,  Smith,  Bacon. 

9  Bourne  probably  succeeded  Otis,  who  died  Nov.  30,  1727. 
^°  Parker  had  died  Dec.  20,  1728,  aged  59 ;  Freeman  had  probably  resigned. 
"  John  Thatcher  undoubtedly  succeeded  his  brother,  Peter  T.,  who  died  in  1735  or  '6. 


'*  Winslow  succeeded  John  Otis,  who  died  4  May,  1758,  and  Bourne  took  the  place  made  vacant, 
probabh',  by  the  resignation  of 

'^  Smith  took  the  place  of  Crocker. 

'7  Bourne  was  promoted  to  the  place  of  Thatcher,  who  resigned,  probably,  and  died  Mch.  17,  1764,  aged 
89;  Bacon,  filled  the  vacanc}-. 

'8  Otis  thus  succeeded  Bourne  as  Chief  Justice,  who  died  18  Sept.,  1763,  aged  70. 


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105 


SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT   OF   COMMON  PLEAS. 


Date  of  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1705. 

Nov.    9. 

Nathaniel  Thomas  and  John  Gushing. 

1715. 

July  14. 

Samuel  Sturgis  and  Meletiah  Bom-ne. 

1719. 

Juue  27. 

Samuel  Sturgis  and  NathanieUFreeman. 

1721-2. 

Mch.  16. 

Josiah  Edson  and  Jacob  Thompson. 

1722-3. 

Jan.     9. 

Josc])!!  Doane  and  Meletiah  Bourne. 

1724. 

Dec.  15. 

Meletiah  Bourne,  Samuel  Sturgis  and  Nathaniel  Freeman. 

1729. 

April  10. 

Nathaniel  Freeman  and  Samuel  Sturgis. 

1730. 

Dec.  24. 

Same  two  ;  and  again  1731,  Sept.  1. 

1736. 

June  22. 

John  Doane  and  John  Davis. 

1739. 

Dec.  21. 

John  Russell. 

1742-3. 

Jan.   27. 

David  Crocker. 

1753. 

Sept.  13. 

Thomas  Winslow. 

1759. 

Dec.  19. 

Roland  Robinson. 

1762. 

Jan.    21. 

Roland  Robinson. 

1763. 

Feb.  24. 

Roland  Cotton,  and  again  April  7,  1763. 

1765. 

June  20. 

John  Gorham. 

1770. 

May     9. 

Isaac  Hinckley  and  Chillingworth  Foster. 

SHERIFFS. 


1692. 

May  25. 

William  Bassett. 

1699. 

July  17. 

Samuel  Allyn.   • 

1702. 

June  29. 

Samuel  Allyn. 

1706. 

June     8. 

Jacob  Thompson,  (pro  hac  vice.) 

1713- 

14.  Jan.      1. 

Shubacl  Gorham,  (in  place  of  S.  Allyn,  disabled  by  age.) 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Joseph  Lothrop. 

1720. 

July  22. 

Shubael  Gorham,  (joint  sherilV  willi  Lolhrop.) 

1721. 

Nov.  16. 

John  Russell. 

1728. 

Dec.  12. 

Shubael  Gorham. 

1729. 

Oct.    10. 

John  Russell,  (jointly  with  Gorham.) 

106 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Barnstable. 
Sheriffs — Concluded. 


Date  of  Appointment. 


1731. 

Aug. 

25. 

Shubael  Gorham  and  John  Hedge,  jointly. 

1734-5. 

Jan. 

2. 

Shubael  Gorham,  (sole  sheriff.) 

1740. 

Oct. 

27. 

John  Russell,  (in  place  of  Shubael  Gorham,  a  member  of  the 

Council.) 

1748. 

Nov. 

8. 

John  Gorham,  (in  place  of  John  Russell,  resigned.) 

1762. 

Jan. 

21. 

Joseph  Otis. 

1764. 

Feb. 

1. 

ISTathaniel  Stone. 

JUDGES  AET>  REGISTEKS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OP  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Date 
OP  Appointment. 

REGISTERS. 

1702. 

Aug.  13. 

Barnabas  Lothrop. 

1702. 

Aug.  13. 

William  Bassett. 

1714. 

June  15, 

John  Otis. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

William  Bassett. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

John  Otis. 

1721. 

June  14. 

Nathaniel  Otis. 

1727. 

Dec.  26. 

Meletiah  Bourne. 

1729. 

Aug.  23. 

Sylvanus  Bourne. 

1729. 

Aug.  23. 

Meletiah  Bourne. 

1731. 

Aug.  25. 

Sylvanus  Bourne. 

1731. 

Aug.  25. 

Meletiah  Bourne. 

1740- 

1.  Jan.     6. 

David  Gorham. 

1740- 

1.  Jan.      6. 

Sylvanus  Bourne. 

1762. 

Jan.  21. 

David  Gorham. 

1746. 

Aug.    5. 

Sylvanus  Bourne. 

1768. 

Nov.  30. 

David  Gorham. 

1762. 

Jan.   21. 

Sylvanus  Bourne. 

1764. 

Feb.     1. 

James  Otis. 

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YORK    COUNTY. 


INFERIOR  COURT   OF   CO:\BION  PLEAS. 


Pate  of  Aitointment. 

NAMES. 

1G92.       Dec.     7. 

Job  Alcock,  Francis  Hooke,  Charles  Frost  and  Samuel  Wheel- 

wright ajipointed. 

Alcock^  Hooke,  Frost,  Wheelwright. 

1694-5.    Mch.    G. 

WilUam  Pepperrell  appointed.^ 

Alcock,  Frost,    Whedtoright,  Pejjperrell. 

1G9G.        Oct.    10.     Samuel  Wheelwright,  Charles  Frost,  William  Pepperrell  and 
Samuel  Donnell  appointed.- 

Wheelwright,  Frost,  J*e2:>2yerrell,  Do7indl. 
1G99.        July  17.  \  Samuel  Wlieelwright,  William  Pepperrell  and  Samuel  Donnell 
appointed. 
Abraham  Prebble  appointed.^ 

Wheelwright,  Pepperrell,  Donnell,  Prebble. 


Sept.    7. 
1700.        June    7. 


1702.        June  30. 


1708.        June  15. 


Joseph  Hammond  appointed.* 


Pepperrell,  Donnell,  Prebble,  Hammond. 
Joseph  Hammond,  John  Wheelwright,  lehabod  Plaisted  and 
Abraham  Prebble  appointed.^ 

Hammond,  Wheehcright,  Plaisted,  Prebble. 
William  Pe])perrcll  appointed."  ^ 

Hammond,  W7ieelwright,  Plaisted,  Pipi>errell. 
1710.        June    8.     John  Hill  aii|)i)inted.^ 

Wheehcright,  Plaisted,  Pepperrdl,  HiU. 


'  Pepperrell  was  in  the  place  of  Francis  Ilookc,  who  died  10  J.iii.,  It>!l4-r). 

"  Doniu'll  took  the  place  of  Alcock. 

3  I'rcMjle  was  in  the  place  of  Frost,  who  was  killed  by  the  Indians  .Inly  4,  1(5!)7. 

"  JIannnond  sncceeded  Samuel  Wheehvri^'ht,  wlm  died  13  May,  1700. 

5  J.  Wheehvriyiit  and  Plaisted  succeeded  Pepperrell  and  Donnell,  who  were  dropi)ed,  and  Donnell  lived 
till  1718. 

«  P(])pirnll  was  in  the  place  of  A1)rahani  Prel)l)le,  "disahled  in  his  hearing',"  and  who  died  4  Oct., 
1714,  ai,aHl  72. 

'  Caiit.  J.  Hill  took  the  i)lace  of  Joseph  Hammond,  who  died  24  Fel).,  1700-1,0. 


108 


List  op  Civil  Officers. — York. 
Inferior  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Continued. 


Pate  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

John   Wheelwright,   William  Pepperrell,   Charles   Frost   and 
Abraham  Prebble  appointed.* 

Wheelwright^  Pepperrell,  Frost,  Prebble. 

1720. 

Dec.  19. 

Joseph  Hammond  appointed.^ 

Wheelwright,  Frost,  Prebble,  Hammond. 

1724. 

June  23. 

Samuel  Moody  appointed.^" 

Wheelwright,  Frost,  Hammond,  Moody. 

1724-5. 

Feb.  18. 

William  Pepperrell,  Jr.,  appointed." 

Wheelwright,  Hammond,  Moody,  Pepperrell. 

1729. 

April  11. 

John  Wheelwright,  Joseph  Hammond,  William  Pepperrell,  Jr., 
and  Samuel  Came  appointed.^ 

Wheelwright,  Hammond,  Pepperrell,  Came. 

1731. 

July     9. 

William  Pepperrell,  Jr.,  Timothy  Gerrish,  Samuel  Came  and 
Joseph  Moody  appointed.^^ 

Pepperrell,  Gerrish,  Came,  Moody. 

1732.   Dec.  15. 


1739. 


1749. 


1753. 


Oct.  5. 
Aug.  12. 
Jan.  2. 


Jeremiah  Moulton  appointed." 

Pepperrell,  Gerrish,  Came,  J.  Moulton. 
Elisha  Gunnison  appoinl^pd.^^ 

Pepperrell,  Came,  J.  Moulton,  Gunnison. 
Simon  Frost  appointed.^® 

Pepperrell,  J.  Moidton,  Gunnison,  Frost. 
John  Hill  appointed.'' 

Pepperrell,  J.  Moidton,  Frost,  Hill. 


8  Prebble,  nephew  of  the  former  judge,  and  Charles  Frost  were  appointed  in  room  of  Plaisted,  who  died 
16  Nov.,  1715,  aged  51,  and  Hill 

9  Hammond  was  in  the  place  of  ^Yilliam  Pepperrell,  "  resigned." 

'o  Moody  succeeded  Abraham  Prebble,  Jr.,  who  died  14  Mch.,  1723-4,  aged  49. 
"  Pepperrell  was  in  the  room  of  Charles  Frost,  who  died  17  Dec,  1724,  aged  46. 
12  Came  succeeded  Moody,  who  lived  till  1758. 

1'  Gerrish  and  J.  Moody  succeeded  Wheelwright  and  Hammond,  who  seemed  to  have  been  dropped; 
W.  lived  till  1745  and  H.  till  1751. 

'■*  Moulton  took  the  place  of  Joseph  Moody,  who  "  resigned  to  be  a  Justice  of  the  Peace." 

1=  Gunnison  succeeded  Timothy  Gerrish,  who  "resigned." 

16  Frost  was  in  the  place  of  "  Samuel  Came,  who  had  resigned." 

"  Hill  succeeded  Gunnison. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — York. 
Inferior  Cmirt  of  Common  Pleas — CuncluJed. 


109 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Jeremiah.  Moulton,  Simon  Frost,  John  Hill,  Nathaniel   Spar- 
hawk  appointed.^* 

J.  3foulton,  Frost,  JERll,  Sparhawk. 

17G1. 

Nov.  20. 

Same  four  confirmed. 

1765. 

Sept.  11. 

Joseph  Sayer  appointed. ^^ 

J.  Motdton,  Hill,  Sparhawk,  Sayer. 

1766. 

Mch.  12. 

Daniel  Moulton  appointed.^ 

Hill,  Sparhaxch,  Sayer,  D.  Moulton. 

1772. 

Mch.  18. 

Nathaniel  Sparhawk,  Joseph  Sayer,  Daniel   Moulton,   James 
Gowen  appointed.^^ 

SparhaioJc,  Sayer,  Moulton,  Gowen. 

1774. 

Apr.     7. 

Jonathan  Sayward  appointed.^ 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 


1721-2. 

Mch.    9. 

Samuel  Moody  and  Joseph  Hill. 

1725. 

Sept.  30. 

John  Penhallow  and  Samuel  Came. 

1726. 

Apr.     2. 

Joseph  Hill  and  Samuel  Came. 

1726. 

June  18. 

Joseph  Hill  and  Samuel  Came. 
John  Gray  and  Samuel  Came. 

1726-7. 

Feb.  23. 

Joseph  Hill  and  Samuel  Came. 

1727. 

June  17. 

Joseph  Hill  and  Samuel  Came. 

Dec.  22. 

.Joseph  Hill  and  Samuel  Came. 
Samuel  Came  and  Nathaniel  Gerrish. 

Dec.  26. 

Samuel  Came  and  Nathaniel  Gerrish. 

1728. 

June  13. 

Samuel  Came  and  Nathaniel  Gerrish. 

1729. 

Apr.  11. 

.Joseph  Hill  and  Timothy  Gerrish. 

1730. 

Dec.  24. 

Joseph  Hill  and  Timothy  Gerrish. 

'8  Sparhawk  filled  the  vacancy  left  by  Pepperrell's  death,  July  r>,  1759. 

'3  Savor  succeeded  Moulton,  who  died  20  July,  17fi5. 

^  D.  Moulton  succeeded  Frost,  who  died  17(i(i.     Hill  wa-;  made  lirst  justice  at  the  same  date. 

-'  Gower  succeeded  John  Hill,  who  died  2  Mch.,  1772. 

^  Sayward 


no 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — York. 
Special  Justices  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


Date  op  Aitointment. 


John  Gray  and  Joshua  Moody. 

John  Hill  and  Elihu  Gunnison. 

John  Hill,  Elihu  GurTnison  and  Joseph  Hill. 

Joshua  Moody,  Thomas  Smith  and  Joseph  Sawyer. 

Peter  Nowell. 

John  Hill,  Joseph  Sawyer  and  John  Storer. 

John  Hill  and  Joshua  Moody. 

John  Hill  and  Richard  Cutts,  Jr. 


1749. 

Apr.  18. 

John  Storer. 

1751. 

June  21. 

John  Storei-. 

1755. 

June  26. 

Joseph  Sayer  and  Charles  Frost. 

1761. 

Nov.  20. 

Joseph  Sayer,  Richard  Cutt,  John  Storer  and  Daniel  Moulton 

1772. 

Mch.  18. 

Jonathan  Sayward. 

SHEKIFFS. 


1692. 

May  27. 

Joseph  Hammond,  (who  declined.) 

Dec.     8. 

Jonathan  Hammond. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Joseph  Curtis. 

1706. 

Nov.    8. 

Charles  Frost. 

1713. 

Oct.   27. 

Abraham  Prebble,  Jr. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

John  Leighton. 

1724. 

Dec.     2. 

Jeremiah  Moulton. 

1728. 

Dec.  12. 

Jeremiah  Moulton. 

1731. 

July     9. 

Jeremiah  Moulton. 

1752. 

Sept.  19. 

Jeremiah  Moulton,  Jr. 

1759. 

Dec.  19. 

Jeremiah  Moulton,  Jr. 

1761. 

Nov.  20. 

Jeremiah  Moulton,  Jr. 

1771. 

Apr.  12. 

Jotham  Moulton. 

List  of  Civil  Officers. — York. 


Ill 


JUDGES  AND  REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OP  Appointment. 


JUDGES. 


1G94-5. 

1700. 
1102. 
1710. 
1715. 
1729. 
1731. 
1745. 
17G1. 
1765. 
1772. 


Mch. 

6. 

June 

7. 

Aug. 

13. 

June 

8. 

Dec. 

13. 

Aug. 

28. 

July 

9. 

Dec. 

20. 

Nov. 

20. 

Sept. 

11. 

Mch. 

18. 

Samuel  Wheelwright. 
Joseph  Hammond. 
Joseph  Hammond. 
Ichabod  Plaisted. 
John  Wheelwright. 
John  Wheelwright. 
John  Wheelwright. 
Jeremiah  Moulton. 
Jeremiah  Moulton. 
John  Hill. 
Jonathan  Sayward. 


Date 
OF  Appointment. 


REGISTEKS. 


1694. 

1700. 

1702. 

1715. 

1724-5. 

1729. 

1731. 

173.3. 

1744. 

1761. 

1766. 


Dec.    4. 

June  7. 
Aug.  13. 
Dec.  13. 
Feb.  18. 
Aug.  23. 
July  9. 
Oct.  26. 
Nov.  1. 
Nov.  20. 
Mch.  12. 


Joseph  Hammond.* 
Charles  Frost. 
Charles  Frost. 
Charles  Frost. 
Charles  Frost. 
Charles  Frost. 
Charles  Frost. 
Robert  Eliot  Gerrish. 
Siinoii  Frost. 
Simon  Frost. 
David  Sewall. 


*  Hammond  was  also  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  and  Register  of  Deeds,  succeeding  Capt. 
John  Wincoll,  deceased. 


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List  of  Civil  Officers. — Nantucket. 


NANTUCKET    COUNTY. 


COUET   OF   COM^ION  PLEAS. 


Date  of 

Appointmekt. 

NAMES. 

1696. 

Oct.   16. 

John  Gardner,  James  Coffin,  William  Geare,  William  Worth 
appointed. 

J.  Gardner^  Coffin^  Geare,  Worth. 

1699. 

July  17. 

John  Gardner,  James  Coffin,  William  Worth  appointed.^ 
J.  Gardner,  Coffin,  Worth. 

Sept.    7. 

William  Geare  appointed. 

J.  Gardner,  Coffin,  Worth,  Geare. 

1702. 

June  29. 

Same  fou.r  confirmed. 

1706. 

June    6. 

Richard  Gardner  appointed.^ 

Coffin,  Worth,  Geare,  B.  ^Gardner. 

1711. 

June    8. 

George  Gardner  appointed.^ 

Coffin,  Worth,  B.  Gardner,  G.  Gardner. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

James  Coffin,  William  Worth,  Richard  Gardner,  George  Bunker 
appointed.* 

Jas.  Coffin,  Worth,  JR.  Gardner,  Bunker. 

1718. 

June  27. 

George  Gardner,  Joseph  Coffin  appointed.^ 

B.  Gardner,  Bunker,  G.  Gardner,  Coffin. 

1719. 

Nov.  25. 

John  Coffin  appointed.^ 

B.  Gardner,  Bunker,  G.  Gardner,  Jno.  Coffin. 

1728. 

June  28. 

Joseph  Gardner  appointed.^ 

Bunker,  G.  Gardner,  Jno.  Coffin,  J.  Gardner. 

1  Only  three  judges  then  appointed,  objection  being  made  to  Geare. 

^  Richard  Gardner  succeeded  John  Gardner,  "  lately  deceased,"  who  died  May  6,  1706,  aged  82. 

3  George  Gardner  took  the  place  of  Geare,  who  died  23  Sept.,  1710. 

■*  George  Bunker  took  the  place  of  George  Gardner,  who  probably  resigned,  as  he  did  not  die  till  17 
Apr.,  1750. 

'  James  Coffin  probably  resigned,'  and  died  8  July,  1720.  Worth  was  superseded  or  resigned,  and  died 
Dec,  1724. 

8  John  Coffin  took  the  place  of  Joseph  Coffin,  who  died  15  July,  1719. 

7  Joseph  Gardner  sucpeeded  Richard  Gardner,  who  died  May  8,  1728. 


List  op  Civil  Officers. — Nantucket. 
Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


113 


Date  op  Appointment. 


1729.  Oct.  10. 

1732.  July  6. 

1744.  Dec.  21. 

1744-5.  Jan.  3. 

1747.  Sept.  11. 

1751.  June  21. 

1761.  Nov.  20. 

1767.  Nov.    4. 


George  Bunker,  George  Gardner,  John  Coffin,  Joseph  Gardner 
appointed.^ 

Bunker^  G.  Gardn&r^  Jno.  Coffin^  J.  Gardner. 
Same  four  confinned. 
Josiah  Coffin  appointed.' 
Thomas  Brock  appointed.' 

G.  Gardner,  Jno.  Coffin,  Josiah  Coffin,  Brock. 
Josiah  Coffin,  Thomas  Brock,   Jonathan   Coffin   and  Grafton 
Gardner  appointed.'" 

Josiah  Coffin,  Brock,  Jona.  Coffin,  Gr.  Gardner. 
John  Bunker  appointed." 

Jos.  Coffin,  Jona.  Coffin,  Gr.   Gardner,  J.  Bunker. 
Josiah  Coffin,  Jonathan   Coffin,  Grafton   Gardner  and   Caleb 
Bunker  appointed.^ 

Josiah  Coffin,  Jona.  Coffin,  Gr.  Gardner,  C.  Bmiker. 
Obed  Hussey  appointed.^ 

Josiah  Coffin,  Grafton  Gardner,  C.  Bunker,  Hussey. 


SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF  COIVIMOJ^  PLEAS. 


1712. 

Oct.   24. 

• 
Ephraim  Hunt,  Isaac  Winslow,  John   Cushing  and    Samuel 

Thaxter. 

1727-8. 

Jan.   24. 

Capt.  Ebenezer  Coffin. 

1739. 

June  22. 

Joseph    Lothrop,    Ezi-a    Bourne,    Shubal    Baxter    and    John 
Thatcher. 

1742. 

July     8. 

John  Cushing,  Zaccheus  Mayhew,  Silvanus  Bourne  and  Eiitich 
Coffin. 

8  A  confirmation  of  the  existing  bench. 

9  Josiah  Cotfin  succeeded  George  IJunker,  who  died  24  Nov.,  1744,  and  Crock  was  "in  the  room  of 
Joseph  Gardner,  Esq.;"  Gardner  died  29  Sept.,  1747. 

'0  George  Gardner  was  superseded  or  resigned,  and  died  17  Apr.,  1750;  John  Coffin  died  1  Sept.,  1747. 
There  were  tlius  two  vacancies,  filled  by  Jona.  Coffin  and  Gratlon  Gardner. 
"  John  Bunker  took  the  place  of  IJrock. 

'*  Caleb  Bunker  was  appointed  Nov.  12,  17G1,  succeeding  John  Bunker,  who  died  1  Nov.,  1760. 
"  Obed  llussey  succeeded 


114 


List  op  Civil  Officees. — Nantucket. 


SHEKIFFS 


Date  op 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Jethro  Coffin. 

1707. 

Apr.  15. 

John  Coffin. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

John  Coffin,  (Marshal.) 

1719. 

Nov.  25. 

Samuel  Coffin. 

1720. 

July  22. 

John  Coffin,  Jr. 

1729. 

Oct.   10. 

John  Coffin,  Jr. 

1732. 

July     6. 

John  Coffin,  Jr. 

1747. 

Sept.  11. 

John  Coffin,  Jr. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Benjamin  Tupper. 

1761. 

Not.  20. 

Benjamin  Tupper. 

JUDGES  AM)  KEGISTEES  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OF  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Date 
of  Appointment. 

KEGISTEES. 

John  Gardner. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

George  Gardner. 

1706. 

June    6. 

James  Coffin.* 

1732. 

July     6. 

Eleazer  Folger. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

James  Coffin. 

1747. 

Sept.  11. 

Eleazer  Folger. 

1728. 

June  28. 

George  Bunker. 

1754. 

Jan.    16. 

Frederick  Folger. 

1782. 

July     6. 

George  Gardner. 

1761. 

Nov.  20. 

Frederick  Folger. 

1744. 

Dec.  21. 

George  Gardner. 

1747. 

Sept.  11. 

Jeremiah  Gardner. 

1761. 

Nov.  20. 

Jeremiah  Gardner. 

1767. 

Mch.  25. 

Grafton  Gardner. 

*  Coffin  succeeded  Gardner,  but  I  do  not  find  the  appointment  of  this  latter. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Dukes. 


115 


DUKES    COUNTY. 


COUET  OF   COlNEVIOI^r  PLEAS. 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1692. 

Dec.     7. 

Matthew  Mayliew,  Thomas  Mayhew  and  James  AlUn  appointed. 
M.  Mayheio,  T.  3fayh€w,  Allin. 

1696. 

Oct.   16. 

Matthew  Mayhew,  Thomas  Mayhew,  James  Allin,  John  Coffin 
appointed. 

3L  Mayheto^  T.  Mayhexo^  Allin^  Coffin. 

1699. 

July  17. 

Thomas  Mayhew,  James  Allin,  John  Coffin  appointed.^ 
T.  3fayhew,  Allin,  Coffin.  • 

Sept.    6. 

Benjamin  Skiffe  appointed. 

T.  Mayhew,  Allin,  Coffin,  /Skiffe. 

1702. 

June  29. 

Thomas  Mayhew,  James  Allin,  Benjamin  Skiffe,  Joseph  Norton 
appointed.^ 

T.  Mayheio,  Allin,  Skiffe,  Norton. 

1713. 

Oct.   27. 

Paine  Mayhew  appointed.^ 

Allin,  Skiffe,  Norton,  P.  Mayhew. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Benjamin  Skiffe,  Paine  Mayhew,  Joseph  Norton,  Ebenezer  Allen 
appointed.* 

Skiffe,  P.  Mayhew,  J.  Norton,  E.  Allen. 

1718. 

Apr.  16. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew  appointed." 

P.  Mayhew,  J.  Norton,  E.  Allen,  Z.  Mayhap. 

1722. 

June  29. 

John  Chipmau  appointed." 

P.  Mayhew,  E.  Allen,  Z.  Mayhew,  Chipman. 

1727-8. 

Jan.   24. 

Enoch  Coffin  appointed.^ 

• 
P.  Mayhew,  E.  Allen,  Z.  Mayhew,  Coffin. 

'  Only  three  judges  appointed;  Matthew  Mayhew  was  probably  the  teacher  of  the  Indians,  and  resigned. 
'  Ndrtoii  took  tiio  place  of  Coflln,  who  livod,  however,  till  5  Sept.,  1711. 
3  Paiii(>  Mayhew  succeeded  Thomas  Mayhew,  probably,  who  died  21  July,  1715. 
<  Allen  bucceedcd  James  Allin,  his  father,  who  died  25  July,  1714,  aged  77. 
^  Zacclicus  Mayhew  succeeded  Skido,  who  died  18  Feb.,  1718. 

''  John  (Uiipniaii  was  "in  the  place  of  John  Norton,"  says  the  Council  record,  au  error,  doubtless,  for 
Joseph  Norton,  who  lived  till  30  Jan.,  1741. 
'  E.  Coffin  succeeded  J.  Chipman. 


116 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Dukes. 

« 
Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1729. 

Oct. 

10. 

Paine   Mayhew,    Ebenezer  Allen,   Zaccheus   Mayhew,   Enoch 
Coffin  appointed.^ 

P.  Mayhew^  E.  Allen^  Z.  Mayheio,  Coffin. 

1733. 

May 

4. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew,  Enoch  Coffin,  John  Allen,  Samuel  Norton 
appomted.^ 

Z.  Mayheio,  Coffin^  J.  Allen,  jS.  Norton. 

1748. 

Apr. 

15. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew,  Enoch  Coffin,  John  Allen,  John  Sumner 
appointed.^" 

Z.  Mayhew,  Coffin,  Allen,  /Sumner. 

1761. 

Jan. 

24. 

Ebenezer  Smith  appointed." 

Coffin,  Allen,  /Sumner,  /Smith. 

Oct. 

16. 

John  Allen,  John  Sumner,  Ebenezer   Smith,  John   Newman 
appointed.^^ 

Allen,  Sumner,  Smith,  JVeDoman. 

1762. 

Jan. 

21. 

Matthew  Mayhew,  first  justice,  appointed.^^ 

M.  Mayheio,  Sumner,  Smith,  Newman. 

If64. 

June 

8. 

Josiah  Tilton  appointed." 

M.  Mayheio,  Sumner,  Smith,  Tilton. 

1771. 

Dec. 

10. 

Joseph  Mayhew  appointed.^ 

M.  Mayhew,  Sumner,  Tilton,  J.  Mayhew. 
To  the  Revolution. 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF  C0MM0:N'  PLEAS. 


1730. 

Dec.  24. 

John  Worth  and  Benjamin  Smith. 

1732. 

July     6. 

Joseph  Lothrop  and  John  Thatcher. 

July     7. 

Joseph  Lothiop  and  John  Thatcher. 

8  This  was  a  confirmation  of  the  existing  bench. 

9  John  Allen  and  Samuel  Norton  took  the  places  of  Ebenezer  Allen,  -who  died  14  Mav,  1733,  and  Paine 
Mayhew,  who  lived  till  8  May,  1761. 

•"  Sumner  succeeded  Norton,  who  did  not  die  till  16  Feb.,  1760. 

"  Ebenezer  Smith  filled  the  vacancy  at  the  death  of  Z.  Mayhew,  3  Jan.,  1760,  aged  75. 
'2  Newman  was  in  the  place  of  Enoch  CotEn,  who  died  in  1761. 

'•^  Matthew  Mayhew  was  appointed  as  first  justice,  in  place  of  John  Allen,  probably  superseded,  as  he 
died,  aged  84,  17  Oct.,  1767. 

'4  Tilton  took  the  place  of  Newman,  who  died  1  Dec,  1763. 

'*  Joseph  Mayhew  succeeded  Smith,  who  died  15  Oct.,  1771,  aged  71. 


List"  OF  Civil  Officers. — Dukes. 
Special  Justices  Court  of  Common  Pleas — Concluded. 


117 


Date  op  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1733-4.    Feb.  21. 

Benjamin  Smith  and  Ebenezer  Norton. 

1741-2,    Jan.    15. 

Jabez  Athearn  and  Samuel  Basset. 

1757.       Aug.  26. 

Ebenezer  Norton,  in  the  cause  of  Ann,  widow  of  John  Allen, 

Jr.,  in  room  of  Zaccheus  Mayhew  and  John  Allen,  related 

to  said  Ann. 

1761.       Oct.   16. 

Josiah  Tilton. 

1771.       Dec.  10. 

John  "Worth. 

[Note. — Tlie  court  records  are  vcrj'  imperfect.    Richard  Sarson  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  before  1692, 
and  certainly  until  1697.    He  seems  to  have  acted  as  a  special  justice  in  this  court.] 


SHEKIFFS. 


Date 
OF  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

Date 
OP  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1701. 

June  12. 

Ebenezer  Allin. 

1733.     May    4. 

Eleazer  Allen. 

1702. 

June  29. 

Ebenezer  Allin. 

1735-6.  Jan.    2. 

Thomas  Mayhew. 

1715. 

Sept.  16. 

John  Allen. 

1743.      Oct.  20. 

John  Norton. 

Dec.  10.    John  Allen. 

1761.      Oct.  16. 

John  Norton. 

1728. 

Dec.  12.  I  John  Allen. 

1772.      Apr.  23.    William  Mayhew. 

JUDGES  a:n^d  eegisters  of  probate. 


Datb 
OP  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Datb 
OF  Afpoimtubnt. 

BEOISTEB8. 

1690. 

Oct.   16. 

Matthew  Mayhew. 

1696. 

Ort.   16. 

Matthew  Mayliow,  Jr. 

1710. 

June  22. 

Benjamin  Skiffe. 

1715. 

Dec.   10. 

Matthew  Mayhew. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Benjamin  Skiffe. 

1718. 

Apr.  16. 

Jabez  Athearn. 

1718. 

Apr.  16. 

Paine  Mayhew. 

1729. 

Sept.  27.   Jabez  Athearn. 

1729. 

Sept.  27. 

Paine  Mayhew. 

1733. 

May     4.  Jabez  Athearn. 

1733. 

May     4. 

Zaccheus  JMayhew. 

1748. 

A]ir.  15.   Ja])ez  Atlu-ani. 

1748. 

Apr.  15. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew. 

1761. 

Oct.   16.   Jabez  Atliearn. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Matthew  Mayhcw.« 

Nov.  20. 

James  Atlicarn. 

1761. 

Oct.    16. 

Matthew  Mayhew. 

♦ 

118 


List  op  Civil  Officers. — Worcester. 


WORCESTER    COUNTY. 


COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 


Date  op  Appointment. 


1731. 


June  30. 


1789. 

Oct. 

5. 

1742-3. 

Jan. 

27. 

1744. 

Dec. 

21. 

1750. 

Mch. 

29. 

1753. 

Jan. 

2. 

1754. 

Apr. 

19. 

1755. 

June 

26. 

1757. 

A23r. 

19. 

1762. 

Jan. 

21. 

John  Chandler,  Joseph  "Wilder,  William  Ward,  William  Jenni- 
son  appointed. 

Chandler,  Wilder,  Ward,  Jennison. 
Joseph  Dwight  appointed.-^ 

Wilder,  Ward,  Jennison,  Dwight. 
Samuel  Willard  appointed.^ 

Wilder,  Ward,  Dwight,  Willard. 
Nahum  Ward  appointed.^ 

Wilder,  Dwight,  Willard,  JV.  Ward. 
Edward  Hartwell  appointed.* 

Wilder,  Dwight  or  Hartwell,  Willard,-  Ward. 
Edward  Hartwell  appointed.^ 

Wilder,  Dwight,  Ward,  Hartwell. 
John  Chandler  aj^pointed.^ 

Wilder,  Ward,  Hartwell,  Chandler. 
Thomas  Steel  appointed.^ 

Wilder,  Hartwell,  Chandler,  Steel. 
John  Chandler,  Edward  Hartwell,  Thomas  Steel  and  Timothy 
Ruggles  appointed.^ 

Chandler,  Hartwell,  Steel,  Muggles. 
Timothy  Ruggles,  Thomas  Steel,  Joseph  Wilder  and  Artemas 
Ward  appointed.^ 

Ruggles,  Steel,  Wilder,  Ward.^° 


*  .Toseph  Dwight  was  "  in  the  room  of  John  Chandler,  Esq.,  who  has  resigned." 
'  Willard  succeeded  Jennison,  who  died  19  Sept.,  1741. 

'  Nahum  Ward  was  "  in  the  room  of  William  Ward." 

•*  HartweU's  first  appointment  was  "in  the  room  of  Joseph  Dwight,  Esq.',  and  during  his  sickness." 
Dwight  was  then  in  the  army. 

^  Hartwell  was  again  appointed,  succeeding  Willard,  who  died        Nov.,  1752,  aged  62. 

*  Chandler  succeeded,  as  Dwight  had  been  transferred  to  Hampshire,  4th  Jan.,  1753;  it  is  possible  that 
during  this  time  Jonas  Rice  had  been  commissioned,  and  he  died  22  Sept.,  1753,  aged  84,  but  there  is  no 
record  of  his  being  other  than  a  special  Justice,  acting  during  a  vacancy. 

'  Steel  succeeded  N.  Ward,  who  died  7  May,  1754,  aged  70. 

8  Ruggles  filled  the  vacancy  caused  h_v  the  death  of  Wilder,  29  Mch.,  1757,  aged  74. 
8  A.  Ward  and  J.  Wilder  (son  of  the  former  judge, )^ucceeded  John  Chandler,  who  died  1763,  aged  70, 
and  Edward  Hartwell,  who  died  17  Feb.,  1785,  aged  96. 

'"  Wilder  died  Apr.  20,  1773,  aged  65,  but  no  successor  appears  to  have  been  named  before  the  Revolution. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Worcester. 


119 


SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT   OF   CO]NDIOX  PLEAS. 


Date  of  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1733-4.    Feb.  21. 

Joseph  Dwiglit  and  Nahum  Ward. 

1748.        June  23. 

Nahum  Ward  and  Edward  Hartwell. 

1745.       Apr.     5. 

Edward  Hartwell. 

Apr.  26. 

James  Rice. 

1749-50.  Mch.  29. 

Jonas  Rice. 

1753.        Jan.     2. 

Jonas  Rice. 

1754.        Jan.    16. 

Thomas  Steel  and  Joseph  Wilder,  Jr. 

1755.        June  26. 

Samuel  Willard  and  Artemas  Ward. 

1762.        Jan.   21. 

John  Murray. 

SHERIFFS. 


1731. 

June  30. 

Daniel  Gookin. 

1743. 

June  23. 

Benjamin  Flagg. 

1751. 

June  21. 

John  Chandler,  Jr. 

1762. 

Jan.   21. 

John  Chandler,  Jr. 

Aug.  12. 

Gardner  Chandler. 

JUDGES  AND   REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OP  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Datb 
OP  Appointment. 

REGISTERS. 

1731. 

June  30. 

John  Chandler. 

1731. 

June  30. 

John  Chandler,  Jr. 

1739. 

Oct.      5. 

Joseph  Wilder. 

1746. 

Oct.     8. 

Jolm  ChandliT. 

1746. 

Aucf.    5. 

Joseph  Wilder. 

1757. 

Apr.  19. 

Timothy  Paiiu'. 

1757. 

Apr.'  19. 

John  Chandler. 

1762. 

Jan.    21. 

Timothy  Paine. 

1762. 

Jan.    21. 
Aug.  12. 

John  Chandler. 
John  Chandler. 

1766. 

Aug.    6. 

CTiinotliy  Paine.* 
I  Chvrk  Chandler.* 

Jointly. 


120 


List  op  Civil  Officers. — Lincoln. 


LINCOLN    COUNTY. 


COURT  OF   COMMON  PLEAS. 


Date  of 

Appointment. 

NAMES. 

1760. 

Oct.   31. 

Samuel    Dennie,   William    Lithgow,   Aaron    Hinckley,   John 
North  appointed. 

Dennie^  Lithgow^  Hinckley^  North. 

1761. 

Oct.   16. 

Same  four  confirmed. 

1763. 

Sept.    7. 

Thomas  Rice  appointed.*                        , 

177L 

Nov.    4. 

Thomas  Goldthwaite  appointed.^ 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 


1763. 

Sept.    7. 

James  Howard. 

1764. 

July  18. 

Samuel  Danforth,    Nathaniel    Ropes,   Timothy  Ruggles   and 
Samuel  White. 

Aug.  25. 

Thomas  Goldthwaite,  Alexander  Ross  and  Solomon  Lombard. 

1767. 

Aug.    5. 

Thomas  Goldthwaite. 

1774. 

Feb.     7. 

James  McCobb. 

SHERIFFS. 


1760.  Oct.    31. 

1761.  Oct.   16. 


Charles  Cushing. 
Charles  Cushing. 


JUDGES  AND  REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OP  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Date 
OF  Appointment. 

KEGISTERS. 

1760.      Oct.  31. 

William  Cushing. 

1760. 

Oct.  31. 

William  Bryant. 

1761.      Oct.  16. 

William  Cushing. 

1761. 

Jan.  24. 

Jonathan  Bowman. 

1772.      Mch.  4. 

Jonathan  Bowman. 

Oct.  16. 

Jonathan  Bowman.^ 

i 

1772. 

June  17. 

Rowland  Cushing. 

1  Rice  succeeded  '  Hartwell  succeeded  '  Also  Commissioner,  as  Register  of  Deeds. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. — Cumberland. 


121 


CUMBERLAND    COUNTY. 


COUIIT   OF  CO^BION  PLEAS. 


Date  op  Appoiktment. 


17G0. 


1761. 
1763. 


1765. 


1769. 


1772. 


John  Minot,  Ezekicl  Gushing,  Enoch  Freeman  ami  Edward 
Milliken  appointed. 

Minot,  Gushing,  Freeman,  Milliken. 
Same  appointed. 

Jeremiah  Powell,  Ezekiel  Cushing,  Enoch  Freeman,  Edward 
Milliken  appointed.^ 

Powell,  Cushing,  Freeman,  Milliken. 
Alexander  Ross  appointed.^ 

Powell,  Freeman,  Milliken,  Poss. 
Moses  Pearson  appointed.^ 

Powell,  Freeman,  Milliken,  Pearson. 
Jeremiah  Powell,  Enoch  Freeman,  Moses  Pearson,  Jonas  Mason 
appointed.* 

Powell,  Freeman,  Pearson,  Mason. 


Nov. 

13. 

Oct. 

16. 

Feb. 

24. 

July 

3. 

Aug. 

3. 

June 

17. 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES   COURT  OF  CO^SBION  PLEAS. 


1761. 

Oct.   16. 

Alexander  Ross. 

1762. 

Apr.  21. 

Jeremiah  Powell. 

1764. 

Mch.    7. 

Jonas  Mason. 

1765. 

July     3. 

Solomon  Lombard. 

Aug.    7. 

Jonas  Mason. 

1768. 

Feb.  24. 

Moses  Pearson. 

'  Powell  was  appointed  first  justice,  in  the  place  of  Ulinot. 
^  Ross  took  the  place  of  Cushing,  who  died  in  17G5. 

'  Pearson  succocded  Ross,  who  died  24  Nov.,  17G8. 
'*  IMason  was  in  the  place  of  Milliken. 


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List  op  Civil  Officers. — Cumberland. 


SHERIFFS. 


Date  of  Appointmemt. 


1760.  Oct.   31. 

1761.  Oct.   16. 
1767.       Dec.     2. 


Moses  Pearson. 
Moses  Pearson. 
William  Tyng. 


JUDGES  AI!^D  REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Datk 

OP  Appointment. 

JUDGES. 

Date 
OF  Appointment. 

REGISTERS. 

1760.       Oct.  31. 

Samuel  Waldo. 

1760.      Oct.  31.   Joseph  Stockbridge. 

1761.      Oct.  16. 

Samuel  Waldo. 

1761.      Oct.  16. 

Stephen  Longfellow. 

1770.      May    9. 

Enoch  Freeman. 

List  op  Civil  Officers. — Berkshire. 


123 


BERKSHIRE    COUNTY 


COURT   OF   COMMON  PLEAS. 


Date  op  ArroiKTMENT. 


17G1. 

Juno  24. 

Joseph   Dwight,   William    "Williams,   John  Ashley,   Timothy 
Woodbridge  appointed. 

Dwight^  Williams,  Ashley,  Woodbridge. 

17G5. 

Sept.    6. 

Perez  Marsh  appointed.^            * 

Williams,  AsJiley,  Woodbridge,  Marsh. 

SPECIAL  JUSTICES  COURT  OF  C0:\OI0N  PLEAS. 


Date 
OF  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

Date 
OF  Appointment. 

K  A  JI  E  S  . 

1765.      June    6. 

Perez  Marsh. 

1765.      Sept.  6. 

Elijah  Dwight. 

SHERIFFS. 

17G1.      June  24. 

Elijah  Williams. 

1774.     Feb.  18. 

Israel  Stoddard. 

JUDGES  AND  REGISTERS  OF  PROBATE. 


Date 
OF  Appointmknt. 


1761.   June  24. 
1765.   Sept.  6. 


JUDGES. 


Josiah  Dwight. 
William  Williams. 


Date 
OF  Appointubnt. 


1761.      Juno  24. 


REGISTERS. 


Elijah  Dwight. 


'  Perez  Mar.^h  succeeded  Joseph  Dwight,  who  had  held  the  post  iu  Worcester,  Hampshire  and  Berkshire 
and  died  June  9,  17G5,  aged  62. 


124 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 


ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 


Date 

OF  Appointment. 

NAMES. 

Bate 
OF  Appointment. 

N  AMES. 

.1692. 

Oct.   2S. 

Anthony  Checkley.^ 

1733. 

June  21. 

John  Read.^ 

1702. 

July     6. 

Paul  Dudley.2 

1736. 

June  22. 

William  Brattle.^ 

1718. 

1738. 

1719. 

1739. 

1720. 

July  19. 

Thomas  Newton.^ 

1740. 

July     2. 

John  Overing." 

1722. 

June 

John  Overing.1 

1742. 

Jeremiah  Gridley.^" 

1723. 

June  20. 

John  Read.® 

1743. 

John  Overing.^ 

1724. 

June  12. 

John  Read. 

1747. 

June  24. 

William  Brattle^ 

1725. 

June  15. 

John  Read. 

1748. 

June  24. 

James  Otis.^'' 

1726.. 

June  21. 

John  Read. 

1749. 

June  29. 

Edmund  Trowbridge." 

1727. 

June  28. 

John  Read. 

1767. 

Mch.  25. 

Jeremiah  Gridley.^^ 

1728. 

John  Overing.*' 

Nov.  18. 

Jonathan  Sewall.^^ 

'  Anthony  Checkley  appointed  by  the  Governor  and  Council. 

2  Dudley  was  appointed  Nov.  20th,  1715.  The  House  elected  Thomas  Newton,  but  the  Council  did  not 
concur.  June  8th,  1716,  Dudley  was  elected,  and  again  June  19,  1717,  the  Governor  having  yielded  his 
claim  to  nominate.  In  April,  1718,  Dudley  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court,  and  probably  resigned 
this  office. 

3  Newton  was  elected  in  1720  and  probably  in  1721,  as  Washburn  says  he  was  in  office  at  his  death, 
28th  May,  1721. 

*  Overing  was  elected  by  the  House. 

*  Read  was  elected  for  five  successive  years  by  the  House. 

®  John  Overing  was  commissioned  by  the  Governor  and  Council.  June  12th,  1728,  the  House  chose 
Addington  Davenport,  Jr.,  but  this  was  of  no  effect.  In  1731,  Jan.  5th,  the  House  chose  John  Reed,  and  July 
4th,  1732,  the  House  chose  Addington  Davenport,  Jr.,  but  the  Governor  resisted  in  both  cases. 

^  Read  was  elected  by  the  House,  the  Governor  having  yielded,  and  he  was  re-elected  13th  June,  1733, 
and  June  18th,  1735. 

8  Brattle  was  elected  by  the  House,  and  again  5tli  July,  1737. 

^  Overing  was  elected  this  j'ear,  and  also  31st  July,  1741. 

'"  Gridley  was  in  office  for  one  j'ear,  saj's  Washburn. 

^'  Washburn  says  Overing  was  re-elected  annually  for  several  years. 

^*  Brattle  was  elected  by  the  House. 

'^  Otis  was  elected  Iw  the  House,  and  again  22d  June,  1749;  yet  this  last  election  was  pi'obably  void. 

'*  Trowbridge  was  commissioned  by  the  Governor  and  Council.  He  was  also  chosen  June  30,  1750,  by 
the  House,  but  the  controversj'  then  ended,  and  he  continued  to  act  under  his  commission  until  his  appointment 
to  the  Superior  Court  in  1767. 

'*  Gridley  was  appointed  with  Jonathan  Sewall  to  be  Special  Attorney-General  in  all  cases  where  Gridley 
should  be  prevented  attending.    Gridle}'  died  7  Sept.,  1767. 

'^  Scwall  was  appointed  by  the  Governor  and  Council,  and  held  olfice  till  the  Revolution. 


Lis-D.  OP  Civil  Officers. 


12i. 


SOLICITOR-GEXER^IL. 


Date  op  Appointment. 


1767.        June  24. 
1771.       Mcli.  21. 


Jonathan  Sewall.^ 
Samuel  Quincy. 


NAMES. 


'  This  office  was  created   for  Sewall,   who,  however,  was  made  Attorney-General  18  Xov.  of  the  same 
year.     Washburn  says  that  Quincy  succeeded  in  the  office,  though  there  is  no  record  of  liis  aiipointment  until 

1771,  as  above  noted. 


COMMISSIONERS   OF  IMPOST  AND  EXCISE. 


(Elected  An>tjally.) 


Date  of  Appointment. 


1692. 

June  24. 

1693. 

April  6. 

1694. 

June  8. 

1695. 

1696. 

June  17. 

1697. 

June  18. 

June  19. 

1698. 

June  27. 

1699. 

July  25. 

Aug.  24. 

1704. 

June  28. 

1709. 

April  .SO. 

June  10. 

1762. 

Feb.  5. 

Elisha  Hutchinson,  Jonathan  Corwin  and  John  "Wallcy. 

Elisha  Hutchinson  and  John  Wallcy. 

John  Walley. 

John  Walley. 

James  Tailer. 

John  Walley. 

John  Walley,  Nathaniel  Byfield  and  Maj.  Converse. 

John  Walley  and  Elislia  Hutchinson. 

John  Walley  and  Penn  Townseml. 

William  Payne. 

James  Russell.^ 

Elisha  Hutcliiiison." 

Daniel  Russell.'^ 

James  Russell.'* 


'  James  Russell  held  for  several  years,  though  the  record  seems  imperfect. 
*  Iliitchinson  w;is  a|)pointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  at  Itussell's  death. 

^  Danii'l  Uussell,  son  of  James,  seems  to   have  been  elected  almost  every  year,  and  wn.s  doubtle-ss  in 
continuous  service. 

■'  James  KusscU  was  elected  yearly  until  1774. 


126 


List  of  Civil  Opfioers. 


JUSTICES    OF    THE    PEACE. 


[Tliose  marked  with  a  *  were  also  of  the  Quorum.] 


SUFFOLK. 


1692. 

May  27. 

Dean  Winthrop. 
Eliakim  Hutchinson.* 
Capt.  Penn  Townsend.* 

1706. 

June  18. 

Edmund  Quincy. 
William  Clarke. 
Samuel  Sewall,  Jr. 

Nathaniel  Oliver. 

1707. 

June    .5. 

Capt.  John  Chandler.^ 

Edward  Bromfield. 

1708-9. 

Feb.  25. 

Addington  Davenport.* 

Capt.  Ephraim  Hunt. 

1709. 

June  23. 

Major  Samuel  Thaxter. 

Capt.  Timothy  Prout. 

1713. 

Aug.  12. 

Nathaniel  Hubbard. 

Jeremiah  Dummer.* 

William  Dudley. 

John  Eyre. 

Oct.  27. 

Col.  Samuel  Checkley. 

Capt.  John  Smith. 

1715. 

Apr.     7. 

Major  Thomas  Fitch. 

Major  Edmund  Quincy.* 

Dec.     9. 

Jeremiah  Dummer. 

Daniel  Cushing. 

Nicholas  Paige. 

Capt.  Timothy  Dwight. 

Samuel  Lynde. 

1700. 

June    7. 

James  Bailey. 
John  Wilson. 
John  Clark. 

Thomas  Palmer. 
Edward  Lyde. 
Josiah  Chapin. 

1701. 

June  12. 

Major  Samuel  Eells. 

Simeon  Stoddard. 

1702. 

.  June  30. 

Jeremiah  Dummer. 
Edward  Bromfield. 
Charles  Hobby. 
Thomas  Brattle. 
Nathaniel  Oliver. 
Nicholas  Paige. 
Jahleel  Brenton.^ 
Samuel  Legg. 
Paul  Dudley. 
John  Nelson. 
Ephraim  Hunt. 
John  Clarke. 

John  Nelson- 
Samuel  Thaxter. 
John  Chandler. 
Samuel  Checkley. 
Nathaniel  Hubbard. 
William  Harris. 
David  Jefiries. 
Elisha  Cooke. 
Edward  Hutchinson. 
William  Dennison. 
Robert  Spur. 
John  Quincy. 

Thomas  Palmer. 

Dec.  10. 

Oliver  Noyes. 

Samuel  Eells. 

Anthony  Stoddard. 

James  Bailey. 

Gi-ove  Hirst. 

Edward  Lyde. 

William  Hutchinson. 

William  Tailer. 

Ehsha  Danforth. 

Adam  Winthrop. 

Dec.  24. 

Thomas  Newton. 

John  Wilson. 

Samuel  Keeling. 

Nov.  19. 

Samuel  Lynde. 

1717. 

Nov.  12, 

John  Nelson. 

1706. 

June  18. 

Simeon  Stoddard. 

' 

Elijah  Danforth. 

Capt.  Thos.  Hutchinson. 

1718. 

Apr.   16. 

John  Valentine. 

>  Rejected.            ■      =  Of  Woodstock 

■  t 

3  John  Wilson  to  be  left  out. 

List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


127 


1718. 

Nov.  20. 

Edward  Lynde. 

1728. 

Dec 

19. 

William  PepperrelL 

1719. 

June  27. 

Jeremiah  Allen. 

Josiah  WiUard. 

1721. 

Nov.  15. 

Thomas  Steel. 
John  White. 

Samuel  Sewall. 
Edward  Bromfield. 

1722-3. 

Jan.     9. 

Mch.  20. 

Samuel  Sewall,  Jr. 
Joseph  White. 
Thomas  Lechmere. 
John  Ruck. 

Thomas  Palmer. 
Edward  Hutchinson. 
Samuel  Checkley. 
John  Nelson. 

1723. 

Sept.    6. 

John  Campbell. 

William  Dudley. 

1723-4. 

Mch.    4. 

John  Alford. 

Samuel  Sewall,  Jr. 

1724-5. 

Feb.  18. 
Feb.  19. 

Joseph  Wadsworth. 
Joshua  Lamb. 
Robert  Spur. 
John  Ballantine. 

Anthony  Stoddard. 
Timothy  Clerk. 
Habijah  Savage. 
Elijah  Daiiforth. 

1725. 

Sept.   2. 

Stephen  Minot. 

Thomas  Steel. 

1726. 

June    2. 

Nathaniel  Green. 

Thomas  Lechmere. 

1727. 

Dec.  26. 

Jonathan  Ware.^ 

John  Ruck. 

1728. 

June  18. 

June  19. 
Dec.  19. 

Edward  Hutchinson.* 
Anthony  Stoddard. 
Major  John  Bolls. 
Habijah  Savage. 
Elijah  Danforth.^ 
Hon.  William  Dummer. 
William  Tailer. 
Nathaniel  Byfield. 
Isaac  Window. 
John  Gushing. 
John  Wheelwright. 

Joseph  Wadsworth. 
Joshua  Lamb. 
Robert  Spurr. 
John  Ballantinc. 
Stephen  Minot. 
Nathaniel  Green. 
John  Bowles. 
Jonathan  Ware. 
Francis  Brinley. 
Capt.  Jeremiah  Fisher. 
Daniel  Tast. 

Benjamin  Lynde. 

1729. 

Aug. 

28. 

Jacob  Wendell. 

Addington  Davenport. 

Maj.  Leonard  Vassall. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

Richard  Bill. 

Samuel  Brown. 

Dec. 

12. 

Jonathan  Wade. 

Thomas  Fitch. 

Dec. 

20. 

John  (Quincy. 

Edmund  Quincy. 

1729-30. 

Mch. 

19. 

Nathaniel  Saltonstill. 

Adam  Winthrop. 

173L 

Dec. 

29. 

Hon.  William  Tailer. 

Jonathan  Dowse. 

Nathaniel  15y(ield. 

Joseph  Hammond. 

Edward  Brumfield. 

Paul  Dudley. 

Addington  Davenport. 

Sanmel  Thaxter. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

John  Turner. 

Thomas  Fitch. 

Spencer  Phips. 

Ethnunil  Quinoy. 

Daniel  Oliver. 

Adam  Winthrop. 

Synionds  Epes. 

Elisha  Cooke. 

Meletiah  Bourne. 

Paul  Dudley. 

John  Stoddard. 

Samuel  Thaxter. 

John  Chandler. 

Daniel  Oliver. 

Timothy  Lindall. 

Thomas  Palmer. 

Charles  Chambers. 

Edward  Hutchinson. 

Theophilus  Burrill. 

William  Dudley. 

Of  Wrciitham. 


*  Over  the  Indians  in  the  county. 


128 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1731.        Dec 

29. 

William  Clarke. 
John  Alford. 

1734. 

June  28. 

Joshua  Winslow. 
Isaac  Royal. 

Joseph  Wadsworth. 

July     3. 

Thomas  Tilestone. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

Dec.  31. 

Benjamin  Lincoln. 

John  Osborn. 

1734-5. 

Feb.  21. 

John  Fisher,  Jr. 

Ezekiel  Lewis. 

1735. 

June  27. 

John  Hunt. 

Josiah  Willard. 

1735-6. 

Jan.     9. 

Nathaniel  Green.* 

Samuel  Checkley. 

John  Bowles.* 

John  Nelson. 

Jonathan  Ware.* 

Anthony  Stoddard. 

Samuel  White.* 

Samuel  Sewall. 

Samuel  Sewall* 

John  Quincy. 

Hugh  Hall.* 

Timothy  Clark. 

16. 

Francis  Borland. 

Elijah  Danforth. 

1736. 

June  22. 

Edward  Clark. 

John  Jekyll. 

Dec.  22. 

Oliver  Hayward. 

Thomas  Steel. 

1737. 

Oct.  25. 

Jeremiah  Fisher. 

John  Ruck. 

Benjamin  Bird. 

Joshua  Lamb. 

1737-8. 

Mcb.   9. 

John  Doane. 

Robert  Spurr. 

Andrew  Belcher.     * 

John  Ballentine. 

1738. 

Aug.  12. 

Paul  Dudley. 

Stejihen  Minot. 

1738-9. 

Jan.   12. 

Byfield  Lyde.* 

Nathaniel  Green. 

25. 

Caleb  Lyman. 

John  Bowles. 

Joshua  Cheever. 

Jonathan  Ware. 

Andrew  Oliver. 

Francis  Brinley. 

26. 

Samuel  Miller. 

Jacob  Wendell. 

Daniel  Henchmen. 

Leonard  Vassall. 

Thomas  Hubbard. 

Richard  BiU. 

1740. 

June  28. 

Oxenbridge  Thatcher. 

Nathaniel  Saltonstall. 

Nathaniel  Balstone. 

John  Colman. 

Thomas  Hutchinson. 

Andrew  Faneuil. 

John  Erving. 

James  Bowdoin. 

Nov.     5. 

Abiel  Walley.* 

WiUiam  Foye. 

William  Tyley.* 

Samuel  Welles. 

Dec.     5. 

Jonas  Clark. 

James  Pemberton, 

1741. 

July  16. 

Zabdiel  Boylston. 

Samuel  Sewall. 

Joseph  Gooch. 

Job  Lewis. 

Samuel  Swift. 

Henry  Deering. 

21. 

Joseph  Crosby. 

Samuel  White. 

Dec.  31. 

Eliakim  Hutchinson. 

1732.        July 

6. 

Habijah  Savage. 

1743. 

June  27. 

Francis  Brinley.* 

George  Bethune. 

Oct.  20. 

Edward  Winslow.* 

7. 

John  Walley. 

1743-4. 

Mcb.    1. 

William  Downe. 

Dec. 

15. 

Joseph  Heath. 
Samuel  Adams. 

Cornelius  Waldo. 
George  Rodgers. 

John  Metcalf. 

5. 

John  JetTries.* 

28. 

William  Tyler. 

William  Foye.* 

1733.        Oct. 

26. 

Benjamin  Dyer. 

Samuel  Waldo.* 

1734.         June  28. 

John  Fayerweather. 

Thomas  Cushing. 

William  Stoddard. 

6. 

James  Minot.* 

Samuel  Watts. 

^ 

William  Lawrence.* 

List  of  Civil  Officers. 
.Tustices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


129 


1744. 

Aug.  18. 

John  Yearaans.* 

175». 

June  26. 

Joseph  Green. 

Nov.    1. 

Joseph  Heath.* 

Ebenezer  Storer. 

1745-6. 

Feb.    8. 

Samuel  \V'hite.* 
Samuel  Adams. 

Thomas  Goldthwait. 
Joseph  Williams. 

William  Stoddard. 

Oct.   10. 

Stephen  Greenleaf. 

Henry  Sewall. 

Andrew  Oliver. 

12. 

Jeremiah  Gridley.* 

Harrison  Gray. 

John  Metcalf. 

1756. 

July    9. 

Joseph  Lee. 

1746. 

Aug.    5. 

Adam  Gushing. 

Isaac  Winslow. 

1746-7. 

Jan.  14. 

Henry  Adams. 

July  27. 

Richard  Clarke. 

1747. 

June  27. 

Edward  White. 

James  Pitts. 

Dec.  12. 

Samuel  Cushmg. 

Sept.  14. 

Daniel  Henchman.* 

1747-8. 

Mch.    1. 

Isaac  Gridley. 

John  Phillips.* 

1748. 

Apr.  14. 

John  Hill. 

Henry  Lloyd. 

May  17. 

Jeremiah  Green. 

Thomas  Flucker. 

Nov.     8. 

Henry  Atkins. 

John  Erving. 

15. 

John  Clark. 

Robert  Temple. 

18. 

Nathaniel  Oliver,  Jr. 
Eobert  Spurr. 

Peter  Chardon. 
Thomas  Gunter.    • 

1748-9. 

Jan.     4. 

John  Shephard. 
Eliphalet  Fond. 

John  Jones. 
Samuel  Wentworth. 

11. 

Timothy  Prout. 

Richard  Dana. 

1749. 

Aug.  12. 

Ezekiel  Goldthwait. 

Joseph  Jackson. 

Aug.  18. 

Charles  Paxton. 

James  Otis. 

Sept.    8. 

John  Fayerweather.* 
Joshua  Winslow.* 
Jacob  Royall.* 

Nathaniel  Hatch. 
Jacob  Cushing. 
Meletiah  Bourn. 

1749-50. 

Jan.   18. 

Thomas  Palmer. 

George  Talbot. 

1750. 

Apr.  26. 

Joseph  Heath.* 

1757. 

Jan.     3. 

Richard  Dana.* 

1751. 

June  21. 

Ebenezer  Fisher. 
Jeremiah  Adams. 

Samuel  Grant. 
Jonathan  Simpson. 

1752. 

Feb.    7. 

Thomas  Hubbard.* 
John  W^endell. 

Shrimpton  Hutchinson. 
Samuel  Niles. 

Edmund  Quincy. 

Aug.  26. 

Josiah  Quincy. 

Foster  Hutchinson. 

1758. 

Jan.   11. 

Ebenezer  Miller. 

Joshua  Henshaw. 

Nathaniel  Sumner. 

Ebenezer  Picrpoint. 

May  12. 

Belcher  Noyes. 

Apr.    7. 

William  Stoddard.* 

Royall  Tyler. 

1753. 

Jan.     2. 

Joseph  Richards.* 

Samuel  Welles,  Jr. 

Jan.     3. 

Samuel  Miller.* 

1759. 

Mch.    8. 

Nicholas  Boylston. 

Sept.  6. 

Thom.as  Oxnard. 

Eleazer  Williams. 

1754. 

Jan.  25. 

Caleb  Loring. 

John  Gould. 

William  Skinner. 

Dec.  19. 

John  Rowe. 

Apr.  19. 

James  Boutincau. 
Henjamin  Lincoln.* 

John  Ruddock. 
Arnold  Welles. 

Apr.  20. 

Thomas  Greene. 
Zecheriah  Johonnot. 

Joseph  Codin. 
Joiui  Brown. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Joseph  Green. 
James  Bowdoin. 

176(1. 

May  23. 

Sylvester  Gardiner. 
Joseph  Sherburne. 

June  26. 

George  Cradock.* 

Thomas  Tyler. 

130 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1760.  May  23.     William  Blair  Townsend. 

Thomas  Cushiug. 
John  Scollay. 
Samuel  Hcwes. 
Benjamin  Austin. 
James  Foster. 
Nov.  13.     Nathaniel  Bethune. 
Cotton  Tufts. 
Thomas  Savage. 

1761.  Nov.     5.     John  Osborne.* 

Eliakim  Hutchinson.* 
Benjamin  Lincoln.* 
Francis  Brinley.* 
Joshua  Winslow.* 
Jacob  Royall.* 
George  Cradock.* 
Andrew  Belcher.* 
Byfield  Lyde.* 
Jeremy  Gridley.* 
John  Phillips.* 
Sylvester  Gardiner.* 
Richard  Dana.* 
Foster  Hutchinson.* 
Stephen  Greenleaf.* 
Ezekiel  Goldthwait.* 
Samuel  Winthrop.* 
Benjamin  Dyer. 
Francis  Borland. 
Jeremiah  Fisher. 
Oxenbridge  Thatcher. 
Nathaniel  Balston. 
Zabdiel  Boylston. 
Joseph  Gooch. 
\  -  Henry  Sewall. 

Henry  Adams. 
John  Steele. 
Edward  White. 
Isaac  Gridley. 
John  Hill. 
Jeremiah  Green. 
Henry  Atkins. 
John  Clark. 
Robert  Spurr. 
Joseph  Dowse. 
Eliphalet  Pond. 
Charles  Paxton. 
Ebenezer  Fisher. 
Jeremiah  Adams. 
John  Wendell. 
Edmund  Quincy. 


1761.        Nov.    5.     Joshua  Henshaw. 
James  Boutineau. 
Thomas  Green. 
Zechariah  Johonnot. 
Joseph  Green. 
Thomas  Goldthwait. 
Joseph  Williams. 
Andrew  Oliver,  Jr. 
Joseph  Lee. 
Isaac  Winslow. 
Richard  Clarke. 
James  Pitts. 
Henry  Lloyd. 
John  Erving,  Jr. 
Robert  Temple. 
Peter  Chardon. 
.John  Jones. 
Samuel  Wentworth. 
Samuel  Grant. 
Jonathan  Simpson. 
Shrimpton  Hutchinson. 
Samuel  Niles,  Jr. 
Joseph  Jackson. 
James  Otis,  Jr. 
Jacob  Gushing. 
Meletiah  Bourne. 
Josiah  Quincy. 
Ebenezer  MiUer,  Jr. 
Nathaniel  Sumner. 
Belcher  Noyes. 
Royall  Tyler. 
Samuel  Welles,  Jr. 
Nicholas  Boylston. 
Eleazer  Williams. 
John  Gould  (of  Hull.) 
John  Rowe. 
Arnold  Welles. 
Thomas  Gushing. 
John  Scollay. 
Samuel  Hewes. 
Benjamin  Austin. 
Joseph  Sherburne. 
Thomas  Tyler. 
William  Blair  Townsend. 
James  Foster. 
Nathaniel  Bethune. 
Cotton  Tufts. 
Joseph  Hewins. 
William  Phillips. 
James  Humphries. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


131 


1761.        Nov. 

5. 

Benjamin  Fenno. 

1764. 

May 

2. 

Joshua  Henshaw.* 

Benjamin  Pemberton. 

June 

8. 

Samuel  Pemberton. 

Isaac  Gardner,  Jr. 

Oct. 

10. 

Benjamin  Hallowell,  Jr. 

John  Borland. 

1765. 

Feb. 

6. 

John  Thaxter. 

Edward  Hutchinson. 

June 

6. 

John  Hancock. 

Joshua  Clap. 

June  26. 

Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr. 

Joseph  Gardner. 

Sept. 

IL 

William  Tucker. 

Thomas  Fayerweather. 

Oct. 

30. 

John  Metcalf. 

William  Story. 

1766. 

Jan. 

1. 

Stephen  Miller. 

William  Bowdoin. 

1767. 

Jan. 

7. 

William  Hyslop. 

Josiah  Newhall. 

Mch.  25. 

Jonathan  Williams. 

Thomas  Deering. 

Thomas  Hutchinson,  Jr. 

Nov. 

12. 

John  Osborn.* 

John  Jones. 

John  Erving.* 

Aug. 

5. 

Francis  Bernard. 

James  Bowdoin.* 

Nathaniel  Rogers. 

Thomas  Hancock.* 

Oct. 

7. 

Joseph  Harrison. 

Thomas  Flucker.* 

Dec. 

2. 

George  Erving. 

William  Stoddard.* 

1768. 

Jan. 

13. 

Bela  Lincoln. 

John  Ruddock.* 

Feb. 

24. 

Elijah  Dunbar. 

Nathaniel  Hatch.* 

Oct. 

26. 

James  Murra}-. 

Jonathan  Whitpey. 

Dec. 

7. 

James  Murray,* 

Elisha  Tilestone. 

William  Coffin,  Jr. 

John  Barret. 

1769. 

Feb. 

1. 

Robert  Auchmutj'.* 

John  Gooch. 

Joshua  Loring. 

Samuel  Dexter. 

Apr. 

5. 

Joshua  Loring.* 

John  Waldo. 

John  Bernard. 

Joseph  Dudley. 

1770. 

May 

9. 

John  Winslow. 

1762.        Jan. 

28. 

Josiah  Quincy.* 

Thomas  Gray. 

Samuel  Gushing. 

1771. 

Jan. 

10. 

Edmund  Quincy.* 

Joseph  Crosby. 

Mch.  21. 

Samuel  Quincy. 

John  Leverett. 

Dec. 

10. 

Elisha  Hutchinson. 

Ezekiel  Lewis. 

1772. 

Apr. 

23. 

Elisha  Niles. 

John  Avery. 

June 

4. 

John  Gray. 

Samuel  Fitch. 

June 

17. 

Thomas  AUeyne. 

Feb. 

4. 

Eliphalet  Pond.* 
Benjamin  Grecnleaf. 
George  Abbot,  Jr. 

Aug. 

12. 

Nathaniel  Perkins, 
James  Lloyd. 
Thomas  Bulfinch. 

Ebenezer  Barker. 

Oct. 

1. 

John  Hill.* 

Mcb. 

11. 

Isaac  Smith. 
Samuel  Sewall. 

Joseph  Williams.* 
Miles  Whitworth. 

Benjamin  Lincoln. 

Dec. 

31. 

Patrick  Tracey. 

Elisha  Adams. 

Stephen  Hooper. 

May 

14. 

John  Spooner. 

1773. 

Sept. 

29. 

Henry  Adams.* 

1763.        Feb. 

17. 

William  Ilolden. 

Belcher  Noyes.* 

William  Spurr. 

1774. 

Mcb. 

4. 

George  Bethune. 

Thomas  Dudley. 

Benjamin  Gridley. 

Feb. 

24. 

Nathaniel  Wheelwright. 
William  White. 
John  Tudor. 

Nathaniel  Taylor. 
Edward  Lyde. 
Samuel  Barrett. 

July 

6. 

Koger  Hale. 

132 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continned. 


ESSEX. 

1692. 

May  27. 

Maj.  William  Browne.* 
Benjamin  Browne. 
John  Woodbridge. 
Capt.  John  Appleton.* 
Capt.  Daniel  Epps. 
Capt.  Daniel  Pierce. 
Capt.  John  Higginson. 
Capt  Dudley  Bradstreet* 
Capt.  Thomas  Wade. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

Stephen  Sewall. 
Nehemiah  Jewett. 
Joseph  Woodbridge. 
John  Dummer. 
John  Newman. 
Robert  Hale. 
John  Turner. 
John  Brown. 
Jol^n  "White. 

Simon  Wainwright. 

Dec.  24. 

Edward  Brattle. 

1696. 

Oct.  16. 

John  Appleton,  Jr. 

James  Cawley. 

1699. 

July  17. 

Col.  John  WaLnwi'ight. 

1717. 

Nov.  12. 

Symonds  Epes. 

1700. 

June    7. 

Maj.  Thomas  Noyes. 

Daniel  Rogers. 

Capt.  John  Legg. 

1717-18 

Feb.  13. 

John  Wainwright. 

Capt.  Nathaniel  Norden. 

1718. 

June  27. 

Joseph  Woodbridge. 

1701. 

June  12. 

Capt.  John  Burrill. 

Nov.  20. 

John  Cawley. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Col.  Nath'l  Saltonstall. 
Lt.  Col.  Dud.  Bradstreet. 

1719. 

Nov.  25. 

William  Bradbury. 
Richard  Kent. 

Maj.  Robert  Pike. 

Dec.     9. 

Capt.  Benjamin  Stevens. 

Col.  John  Wainwright. 

Capt.  Azor  Gale. 

Maj.  Thomas  Noyes. 

1720. 

July  15. 

Timothy  Lindall. 

Capt.  John  Legg. 

Dec.  19. 

Epes  Sargeant. 

Capt.  Nathaniel  Norden. 

1720-1. 

Mch.  31. 

Thomas  Hale. 

Samuel  Appleton. 

1721-2. 

Mch.    9. 

Theophilus  Burrill. 

Capt.  John  Burrill. 

1722. 

June  29. 

Richard  Currier. 

William  Hirst. 

July    3. 

William  Geduey. 

Robert  Hale. 

1722-3. 

Jan.     9. 

Thomas  Berry. 

Joseph  Woodbridge. 

1724. 

Jime  23. 

Joseph  Woodbridge.* 

Capt.  Samuel  Browne. 

1724-5. 

Feb.  18. 

Edward  Sargeant. 

Josiah  Wolcott. 

1725. 

Sept.   2. 

Richard  Saltonstall. 

1703. 

June    5. 

Maj.  Francis  Wain  Wright. 

1726. 

June    7. 

Walter  Price. 

1704. 

June  15, 

Maj.  Stephen  Sewall. 
John  Wainwright.* 

John  Oulton. 
Daniel  Epes. 

Thomas  Noyes.* 

1726-7. 

Feb.  23. 

Maj.  Mathew  "Whipple. 

1706. 

Nov.    8. 

John  Newman. 

1727. 

June  17. 

John  Wainwi-ight.* 

1707. 

June    5. 

Maj.  Richard  Saltonstall. 

Dec.  26. 

Orlando  Bagley,  Jr. 

Dec.     4. 

Nehemiah  Jewett. 

1727-8. 

Jan.  24. 

John  Dummer.* 

1708-9. 

Feb.  25. 

Daniel  Epes. 

Feb.  22. 

Stephen  MInot. 

1714. 

June  15. 

John  Dummer. 

Joshua  Ome. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

William  Browne. 
John  Hathorne. 

1728. 

June  18. 

Maj.  Joseph  Gerrish. 
Capt.  Henry  Rolfe. 

Jonathan  Corwin. 

1729. 

Apr.  10. 

Benjamin  Lj-nde,  Jr. 

Samuel  Appleton. 

Oct.  10. 

John  Appleton. 

Daniel  Epps. 

Thomas  Noyes. 

William  Hirst. 

John  Dummer. 

John  Legg. 

John  WaiuAvright. 

John  Burrill. 

William  Bradbury. 

Josiah  Wolcott. 

Benjamin  Stevens. 

List  op  Civil  Officebs. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — ^Continued. 


133 


1729.         Oct.  10. 

Ricliard  Kent. 
Epes  Sarpeant. 

1738 

.Tiinfi  00 

WMf  n 

J.  1  Kt'-Jt 

tJ  \Xli\^     ^wa 

Robert  Hale. 

Thomas  Hale. 

Thomas  Lambert. 

William  Gedney. 

Abraham  Howard. 

Thomas  Berry. 

Joseph  Blaney. 

Edward  Sargeant. 

July   17. 

James  Lindall. 

Richard  Saltonstall. 

William  Fairfax. 

Walter  Price. 

Samuel  Barnard. 

John  Oulton. 

John  Higginson. 

Daniel  Epcs. 

John  Walcott. 

Orlando  Bagley. 

Oct.   26. 

John  March. 

Stephen  Minot,  Jr. 

Jonathan  Wade. 

Joshua  Orne. 

Jonathan  CogswelL 

Joseph  Gerrish. 

John  Baker. 

Henry  Rolfe. 

1733-4. 

Feb.  14. 

John  Choat. 

Benjamin  Lynde,  Jr. 

Feb.  28. 

Samuel  Lee. 

Daniel  Appleton. 

1734. 

Apr.  23. 

John  Osgood. 

4 

Joseph  Atkins. 

June  28. 

Ammi  Ruhamah  Wise. 

Dec.     5. 

Mathew  Whipple. 

Benjamin  Rolfe. 

James  Cavvley. 

Dec.  27. 

Benjamin  Browne. 

Nathaniel  Saltonstall. 

Daniel  Epes.* 

1733.        June  22. 

John  Appleton. 

Benjamin  Lynde,  Jr.* 

Benjamin  Lynde. 

Dec.  31. 

Thomas  Kimball. 

John  Turner. 

1735. 

June  27. 

Richard  Rogers. 

Symonds  Epes. 

1735-6. 

Jan.     2. 

Chai-les  Pierce.* 

Theophilus  Burrill. 

Andrew  Burleigh. 

James  Cawley. 

Joseph  Allen. 

John  Dummer. 

173G. 

June  22. 

David  Wood. 

• 

John  Wainwright. 

23. 

Daniel  Appleton.* 

William  Bradbury. 

1737. 

June  30. 

Joseph  Blaney.* 

Richard  Kent. 

Edward  Kitchen. 

Epes  Sargeant. 

Oct.  25. 

John  Hobson. 

Thomas  Berry. 

Nov.  10. 

Benjamin  Marston.* 

Edward  Sargeant. 

Dec.  29, 

Epes  Sargeant.* 

Mathew  Whipple. 

Benjamin  Browne.* 

Richard  Saltonstall. 

John  Greenleaf. 

John  Oulton. 

1738. 

July     8. 

Samuel  Moody,  Jr. 

Daniel  Epes. 

James  Skinner. 

Orlando  Bagley. 

1738-9. 

Jan.  2(3. 

John  Turner. 

Joshua  Orne. 

1739. 

Oct.     5. 

Benjamin  Gerrish. 

Joseph  Gerrish. 

John  Frost. 

Henry  Rolfe. 

1740. 

Apr.     4. 

Orlando  Bagley.* 

Benjamin  Lynde^Jr. 

July    5. 

Samuel  Bai-ton. 

Daniel  Appleton. 

1711. 

Apr.    2. 

Thomas  Hale. 

Joseph  Atkins. 

July  21. 

Thomas  Rowell. 

Thomas  Barton. 

1743-4. 

Mch.    1. 

William  Browne.* 

Joshua  Bayley. 

John  Greenleaf* 

Ichabod  Plaisted. 

1744. 

Aug.  18. 

Daniel  Mansfield. 

Charles  Peirce. 

William  Atldns. 

Mitchel  Sewall. 

1744-5. 

Jan.  12. 

Joseph  S^vett. 

134 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1744-5.    10.  John  Clioatc* 

Jan.  19.  Kobert  Ilale. 

1745.  Apr.  2G.  Caleb  Gushing. 
1745-6.     Jan.  24.  Benjamin  Pickman. 

Feb.     8.  John  Turner. 

1746.  Aug.    5.  William  Collins. 

1747.  Aug.  19.  John  Tasker. 
Sept.  11.  Andrew  Burleigh. 


1758.  Jan.    11.     Jonathan  Bagley. 
May  12.     Thomas  Woodbridge. 

Ricliard  Saltonstall 

1759.  Mch.    8.     Icliabod  Plaisted.* 

llumphrey  Ilobsou. 
Joseph  Gerrish,  Jr. 
Benjamin  Newhall. 
1761.         Nov.  19.     John  Glioate.* 


1748. 

Sept.  27. 

Epes  Sargeant,  Jr. 

Caleb  Gushing.* 

Robert  Hooper,  Jr. 

Nathaniel  Ropes.* 

Nov.    8. 

Samuel  Rogers. 

Andrew  Oliver,  Jr.* 

Benjamin  Marston.* 

Epes  Sargent.* 

Nov.  18. 

Jacob  Fowle. 

Daniel  Epes.* 

1749. 

Apr.  21. 

Daniel  Epes,  Jr. 

Ichabod  Plaisted.* 

Jime  29. 

David  Moseley. 

Thomas  Rowell.* 

Joseph  Bowditch. 

Benjamin  Pickman.* 

Sept.    8. 

John  Peaslee. 

Jacob  Fowle.* 

Thomas  Norton. 

Samuel  Phillips.* 

1752. 

Feb.     7. 

Daniel  Gibbs. 

William  Bourn.* 

Apr.     3. 

Daniel  Farnham. 

•    Robert  Hooper,  Jr.* 

Sept.  19. 

Samuel  PhilUps,  Jr. 

Robert  Hale.* 

1753. 

Jan.     2. 

Henry  Gibbs. 

William  Browne.* 

Samuel  White. 

John  Br9wne.* 

Jan.     3. 

Timothy  Pool. 

Charles  Pierce.* 

Aug.  24. 

Robert  Hooper,  Jr.* 

Joseph  Gerrish. 

Sept.   6. 

John  Tasker.* 

Joseph  Atkins. 

Sept.  14. 

Joshua  Orne,  Jr. 

Joseph  Blaney. 

1754. 

Jan.  25. 

Daniel  Gibbs. 

Samuel  Barnard. 

Apr.  19. 

W^illiam  Bro^vne. 

John  Hobsoa. 

20. 

John  Greenleaf.* 

Nathan  Hale. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Benjamin  Jones. 

John  Osgood. 

William  Stevens. 

William  Atkins. 

1 

James  Davis. 

Daniel  Witham. 

Thomas  Saunders. 

William  CoUins. 

Francis  Clioat. 

Samuel  Rogers. 

Oct.   10. 

John  Leach. 

Daniel  Epes,  Jr. 

1756. 

July  27. 

Richard  Lechmere. 

Joseph  Bowditch. 

John  Higginson. 

Nathaniel  Peaslee. 

Sept  14. 

Samuel  Curwin. 

Daniel  Farnum. 

John  Nutting. 

Samuel  White. 

John  Lee. 

Benjamin  Jones. 

Nathaniel  Allen. 

Francis  Choate. 

William  Bourn. 

James  Davis. 

Richard  CJrcenleaf. 

John  Leach. 

Michael  Dalton. 

Samuel  Curwin. 

Isaac  Morrill. 

John  Lee. 

James  McHard. 

Isaac  Merrill. 

1758. 

Jan.  11. 

Samuel  Gardner. 

James  McHard. 

Jeremiah  Lee. 

William  Stevens. 

Stephen  Higginson. 

Nathaniel  Allen. 

List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Coutinued. 


135 


17G1.        Nov. 

19. 

Benjamin  Prescott. 
Mlcbaol  Dalton. 

17G2. 

Apr.  21. 

Nathan  Bowen. 
William  Vans. 

Humplircy  Llobson. 

17G3. 

Feb.  17. 

Nathaniel  Brown. 

Benjamin  Newhall. 

Samuel  Pluramer. 

John  Higginson. 

Dudley  Atkins. 

John  Nutting. 

July     6. 

Jacob  Fowle,  Jr. 

Richard  Greenleaf. 

\ 

James  Cockle. 

Samuel  Gardner. 

Dec.     7. 

William  Browne. 

Jeremiah  Lee. 

1764. 

May     2. 

John  Osgood,  Jr. 

Jonathan  Bagley. 

Oct.  25. 

Daniel  Farnum. 

Thomas  Woodbridge. 

Nov.    7. 

Thomas  Geary. 

Richard  Saltonstall. 

1765. 

Apr.     3. 

Joseph  Frye. 

Joseph  Coffin. 

June  20. 

Stephen  Emery. 

John  Brown. 

Oct.  30. 

Peter  Frye. 

Thomos  Saunders,  Jr. 

Nov.     6. 

Ebenezer  Putnam. 

Epes  Sargent,  Jr. 

Joseph  Blaney. 

Daniel  Gibbs. 

1766. 

July    9. 

Samuel  Greenleaf. 

Joshua  Orne. 

Oct.     1. 

John  Gallison. 

Joseph  Gerrish,-Jr. 

1767. 

Mcli.  25. 

Nath'l  Peaslee  Sargent. 

John  Turner. 

July     1. 

Azor  Orne. 

Samuel  Barton. 

Sept.   2. 

Benjamin  Pickman,  Jr. 

Aaron  Potter. 

1768. 

Jan.     6. 

Joseph  Dowse. 

Joseph  Appleton. 

William  Story. 

Thomas  Gage. 

Samuel  Moody. 

Benjamin  Mulliken. 

Aug.    3. 

Francis  Cabot. 

Nathaniel  Henchman,  Jr. 

1769. 

May    3. 

Samuel  Cotnam. 

William  Brown,  Jr. 

July  12. 

John  Lowell. 

Edw'd  A'gustus  Ilolyoke. 

July  26. 

John  Gushing. 

John  Chipman. 

1770. 

May     9. 

Thomas  Roby. 

Nov. 

20. 

Benjamin  Marston. 
William  Pynchon. 

1771. 

Apr.  12. 

Ebenezer  Burrill. 
Richard  Dei'by,  Jr. 

Isaac  Mansfield. 

Apr.  19. 

John  Calef. 

James  Athearn.             « 

1772. 

Jan.  15. 

William  Browne.* 

Jonathan  Allen. 

Peter  Frye. 

Dec. 

4. 

Josiah  Fairfield. 

Benjamin  Harris. 

17G2.        Jan. 

28. 

Aaron  Wood. 

Nathaniel  Carter. 

Feb. 

4. 

Joseph  Blaney.* 
Samuel  Rogers. 

Tristram  Dalton. 
Micajah  Sawyer. 

Mcb. 

1. 

Joseph  Bowditch.* 

Mch.  18. 

Dummer  Jewett. 

Jerahmeel  Bowers.* 

Oct.     1. 

Stephen  Barker. 

Thomas  Gilbert. 

Nov.  25. 

Abner  Cheever. 

Apr. 

21. 

William  Epes. 

MIDDLESEX 


1692.        May  27. 


Thomas  Danforth.* 
William  Bond.* 
William  Johnson.* 
Maj.  Thomas  Henchman. 


1692.        May  27.    Jonathan  Tyng. 

Capt.  Thomas  Browne. 
Capt.  James  IMinot. 
Deo.     7.     Ephraim  Flint. 


136 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1699. 

July 

17. 

John  Leverett. 

1721. 

Nov. 

15. 

Eleazer  Flagg. 

1700. 

June 

7. 

Maj.  Jami3s  Converse. 

Nov. 

16. 

William  Briant. 

1702. 

June 

30. 

Jonathan  Tyng. 

1722. 

June 

20. 

John  Jekyll. 

John  Leverett. 

1723. 

Sept 

6. 

Francis  Foxcroft,  Jr. 

Samuel  Ilayman. 

1724. 

Dec. 

15. 

Jonathan  Prescott. 

Capt.  Francis  Foxcroft. 

Ebenezer  Stone. 

Maj.  James  Converse. 

1724-5. 

Feb. 

19. 

Saville  Sympson. 

Ephraim  Flint. 

1725. 

Sept 

2. 

John  Alford. 

Capt.  Thomas  Browne. 

Daniel  Russell. 

Capt.  James  Minot.^ 

172G-7. 

Feb. 

23. 

Benjamin  Poole. 

Capt.  Joseph  Morse. 

1727. 

Dec. 

26. 

Joseph  Wilder. 

Oct. 

23. 

Capt.  James  Minot. 
Capt.  John  Browne. 

Jonathan  Poole. 
Benjamin  Prescott. 

Jonas  Bond. 

1727-8. 

Jan. 

24. 

William  Ward. 

Edward  Emerson. 

1729. 

Aug. 

22. 

Nathaniel  Danforth. 

1707. 

Apr. 

15. 

Capt.  Thomas  Howe. 

Maj.  William  Brattle. 

1710. 

June 

8. 

Thomas  Oliver. 

Aug. 

28. 

John  Whitman. 

June 

22. 

John  Usher. 

Oct. 

10. 

Jonathan  Remington. 

1713. 

June 

5. 

Capt.  Nathaniel  Carey. 
Lt.  Col.  Spencer  Phips. 

Nathaniel  Cary. 
James  Minot. 

Aug. 

27. 

Capt.  Jonas  Prescott. 

Hopestill  Brown. 

171-1. 

June  15. 

I\Iaj  Joseph  Buckminster. 

Henry  Phillips. 

Capt.  Hopestill  Brown. 

Francis  Fulham. 

1715. 

Apr. 

Capt.  Jonathan  Pool. 

Joseph  Buckminster. 

Dec. 

9. 

John  Usher. 
Jonas  Bond. 
Thomas  How. 
Nathaniel  Cary. 
Spencer  Phips. 
Joseph  Buckminster. 
Hopestill  Brown.    , 
Jonas  Prescott. 
Charles  Chambers. 
Henry  Phillips. 

1 

John  Houghton. 
Thomas  Greaves. 
Francis  Bowman. 
Eleazer  T}'ng. 
William  Bryant. 
John  Jekyll. 
Francis  Foxcroft. 
Jonathan  Prescott. 
Benjamin  Poole. 
Daniel  RusseU. 

Dec. 

13. 

Samuel  Gooking. 
Jonathan  Dowse. 

Jonathan  Poole. 
Joseph  Wilder. 

Dec. 

24. 

James  IMinot. 
Jonathan  Poole. 

Benjamin  Prescott. 
William  Ward. 

1716. 

June  15. 

Oliver  Whiting. 

Jonas  Clark. 

1718. 

Apr. 

16. 

Francis  Fulham.* 

Benjamin  Wood. 

June  27. 

Capt.  John  Foye. 

Dec. 

5. 

Oliver  Whiting. 

Thomas  Tufts. 

Samuel  Danforth. 

1719. 

June  27. 

John  Menzies. 

Wilham  Brattle. 

Thomas  Greaves. 

John  Whitman. 

1720. 

Dec. 

19. 

John  Leverett.^ 
Henry  Fllnt.^ 

Capt.  John  Flynt. 
John  Richardson. 

1720-1. 

Mch. 

31. 

Francis  Bowman. 

Dec. 

12. 

Samuel  Gookin. 

1721. 

Nov. 

15. 

Eleazer  Tyng. 

1729-30 

Mch. 

19. 

Capt.  Nathaniel  Sartle. 

'  Eejected.  ^  Over  the  Indians. 

3  Both  for  the  town  of  Cambridge,  for  the  regulation  and  government  of  Harvard  College. 


List  of  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continiied. 


137 


1731. 

July 

9. 

Spencer  Phips. 
Jonathan  Remington. 
Jonathan  Dowse. 

173G. 

June  22. 
Dec.  22. 

Benjamin  Thompson. 
Joseph  Blanchard. 
Francis  Wells. 

Charles  Chambers. 

1737. 

July     2. 

Joseph  Bowman. 

James  Minot. 

Nov.  10. 

Henry  Flynt. 

Hopestill  Brown. 

18. 

Isaac  Royall.* 

Francis  Fulham. 

Dec.  29. 

Nathaniel  Saltonstall.* 

Oliver  Whiting. 

1738-9. 

Jan.  12. 

Edmund  Trowbridge.* 

Joseph  Buckminster. 

Jonas  Prescott. 

Thomas  Greaves. 

26. 

Samuel  Jackson. 

Francis  Bowman. 

1739. 

Dec.  21. 

William  Lawrence. 

Eleager  Tyng. 

1740. 

June  28. 

Chambers  Russell. 

John  Jekyll. 

1740-1. 

Jan.     9. 

Sampson  Stoddard. 

Francis  Foxcroft. 

1743-4. 

Mch.     1. 

Ezekiel  Cheever.* 

Daniel  Russell. 

John  Jones.* 

Jonathan  Fool. 

Isaac  Royall. 

Benjamin  Pool. 

James  Gooch. 

Benjamin  Prescott. 

8. 

Simon  Tufts.* 

Benjamin  Wood. 

1744. 

Apr.     5. 

Joseph  Lemmon.* 

Samuel  Danforth. 

\ 

Rowland  Cotton.* 

William  Brattle. 

Aug.  18. 

Thomas  Read. 

John  Whitman. 

Joseph  Lynde. 

John  Flynt. 

Nov.     1. 

Joseph  Bucknam. 

John  Richardson. 

1745. 

Dec.  20. 

Richard  Dana.* 

Nathaniel  Sartlc. 

1746. 

Aug.    5. 

William  Read. 

Thomas  Jenner. 

9. 

Henry  Gibbs. 

John  Greenwood. 

Josiah  Bremer. 

July 

IG. 

Richard  Foster. 

Thomas  Lambert. 

1732. 

July 

6. 

Joseph  Lemon. 

1747. 

June  27. 

Jonathan  Prescott. 

July 

7. 

Andrew  Boardman. 

Thomas  Greenwood. 

Dec. 

15. 

Kendal  Parker. 

Aug.  19. 

John  Winthrop. 

17:33. 

May 

4. 

Capt.  Ephraim  Curtis. 

1748. 

Apr.     6. 

Thomas  Jenner.* 

Oct. 

26. 

John  Jones. 

Nov.  18. 

Cadwallador  Ford. 

1733-4. 

Feb. 

14. 

Stephen  Hall. 

1748-9. 

Jan.  11. 

Jonas  Bond. 

Ebenezer  Roby. 

1749. 

Apr.  18. 

Barnard  Townsend. 

Joseph  ]\Iason. 

Joseph  Buckminster. 

Nathaniel  Harris. 

Aug.  18. 

Thaddcus  Mason. 

Feb. 

28. 

Simon  Tufts. 

Sept.   8. 

Thomas  Kidder. 

1734. 

Apr. 

23. 

John  Death. 

1749-50 

Jan.  18. 

Henry  A'assall. 

Dec. 

27. 

John  Mason. 

1751. 

June  21. 

Samuel  Brooks. 

John  Vinton. 

1752. 

Feb.     7. 

David  Phips. 

1734-5. 

Feb. 

21. 

Ephraim  Williams. 

1753. 

Jan.     2. 

Henry  Gibbs.* 

173o. 

June 

27. 

Ezekiel  Cheever. 

Robert  Temple. 

173.J-G. 

Jan. 

2. 

Benjamin  Prescott.* 

Joseph  Haven. 

Jan. 

IG. 

Samuel  Danforth.* 
William  Brattle  * 

Simpson  Jones. 
James  Prescott. 

173<5. 

June 

22. 

Daniel  Russell.* 
Samuel  Dummer. 
James  Minot. 

Jan.     3. 

Josiah  Convei-se. 
Samuel  Livcrmore. 
Ebenezer  Nichols. 

Sanmel  Cary. 

Oliver  Fletcher. 

138 


List  of  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1753. 

Aug.  24. 

Francis  Foxcroft.* 
Francis  Fulham.* 
Isaac  Royal.* 

1761.         Nov.  20. 

Joseph  Haven. 
Ebenezer  Nichols. 
Henry  Vassall. 

Sept.  13. 

Joseph  Mason. 
Simpson  Jones. 

Simpson  Jones. 
James  Prescott. 

1754. 

Jan.  25. 

Eleazer  Tyng.* 
Benjamin  Read. 
Josiah  Converse. 

Benjamin  Reed. 
Isaac  Bowman. 
Thomas  Whiting. 

Apr.  19. 

Joseph  Bowman. 
Isaac  Coolidge. 
Nathaniel  Russell. 

Joseph  Buckminster. 
John  Hunt. 
Josiah  Johnson. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Thomas  Whiting. 

j,Elisha  Jones. 

June  26. 

Josiah  Johnson. 
John  Hunt. 
Stephen  Hall. 

Stephen  Hall. 
Joseph  Lee. 
Caleb  Dana. 

1756. 

Julj  27. 

Ezekiel  Cheever. 

' 

Ezekiel  Cheever,  Jr. 

Sept.  14. 

James  Russell. 
Elisha  Jones. 

Ralph  Inman. 
Thomas  Sparhawk. 

1757. 

Aug.  26. 

Ralph  Inman. 

John  Winthrop. 

1758. 

May  12. 

Thomas  Sparhawk. 

David  Phips. 

Aug.    1. 

Samuel  Livermore.* 

Sampson  Stoddard. 

1759. 

Mch.    8. 

Charles  Prescott. 

Bela  Lincoln. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Caleb  Dana. 

John  Noyes. 

Nov.  13. 

Joseph  Lee. 

Benjamin  Faneuil. 

1761. 

Nov.  20. 

Francis  Foxcroft.* 
Andrew  Boardman.* 
William  Lawrence.* 
Eleazer  Tyng.* 

Robert  Temple. 
Richard  Lechmere. 
Henry  Gardner. 
James  Fowle. 

Daniel  Russell.* 

Dec.    4. 

Ezra  Green. 

John  Jones.* 

Jonathan  Hastings. 

Samuel  Livermore.* 

1762.         Jan.  28. 

Jonathan  Sewall. 

Ezekiel  Cheever.* 

Samuel  Cary. 

Oliver  Fletcher.* 

Mch. 

25. 

Isaac  Rand. 

Charles  Prescott.* 

1763. 

Feb. 

24. 

Elisha  Jones.* 

John  Tyng.* 

July 

6. 

William  Stickney. 

James  Russell.* 

Sept. 

9. 

Josiah  Converse. 

Isaac  Royall.* 

1764. 

Apr. 

4. 

William  Kneeland. 

John  Whitman. 

May 

2. 

Joseph  Lee.* 

Ebenezer  Roby. 

June 

8. 

Samuel  Henley. 

Joseph  Bowman. 

Abel  Lawrence. 

Samuel  Brigham. 

Nov. 

7. 

Thaddeus  Mason.* 

Thomas  Reed. 

1765. 

Feb. 

6. 

Ephraim  Spaulding. 

William  Reed. 

June 

6. 

John  Beton. 

Josiah  Brown. 

John  Cummings. 

Jonathan  Prescott. 

Oct. 

30. 

John  Borland. 

Thomas  Greenwood. 

1766. 

June  18. 

Jere.  Dummer  Rogers. 

Thaddeus  Mason. 

July 

2. 

Joseph  Perry. 

Thomas  Kidder. 

Henry  Barnes. 

Samuel  Brooks. 

Oct. 

1. 

Richard  Cary. 

Cadwallader  Ford. 

1767. 

Mch. 

25. 

Charles  Russell. 

List  of  Officers. 


139 


Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1767. 

Mch.  25. 
Sept.    2. 

John  Varnum. 
Edward  Sheaffe. 

1771. 

Dec. 

10. 

John  Denny. 
David  Cheever. 

17G8. 

Feb.  21. 

John  Wilson. 

John  Foxcroft. 

1769. 

Mch.    1. 
May     3. 

William  Baldwin- 
John  Apthorp. 
Thomas  Oliver. 

Leonard  Wilhams. 
Sampson  Stoddard. 
Andrew  Newell. 

1770. 

May     9. 
Aug.  30. 
Sept.  17. 

John  Vassall. 
Simon  Tufts. 
William  Pepperrell. 
Charles  Pelham. 
Abraham  Fuller. 

1773. 

Aug. 

11. 

Daniel  BUss. 
Thomas  Russell. 
James  Tyng. 
Thomas  Brattle. 
Thomas  Dan  forth. 

1771. 

Apr.  12. 
10. 

John  Read. 
Jonas  Prescott. 

John  White. 
Duncan  Ingrahani. 

19. 

Jonas  Dix. 

1774. 

Feb. 

3. 

Samuel  Bancroft. 

HAMPSHIRE 


1692. 

May  27. 

Maj.  John  Pynchon.* 
Peter  Tilton.* 
Capt.  Aaron  Cooke. 
Jos(!ph  Hawley. 

1729. 

Oct. 

10. 

Henry  Dwight. 
Samuel  Barnard. 
Ebenezer  Porter. 
Thomas  Hastings. 

Capt.  Samuel  Partridge.* 

Dec. 

5. 

Capt.  Thomas  Kellogg. 

Dec.    8. 

John  Holyoke. 

Dec. 

20. 

William  Pynchon. 

1696. 

Oct.  16. 

Joseph  Parsons. 

1732. 

Dec. 

28. 

,  Samuel  Partridge. 

1699. 

July  17. 

Joseph  Parsons. 

John  Stoddard. 

1702. 

June  29. 

Joseph  Hawley. 
Joseph  Parsons. 
Capt.  Aaron  Cooke. 
John  Holyoke. 
John  Pynchon,  2d. 

John  Pynchon. 
John  Ashley. 
Eleazer  Porter. 
William  Pynchon. 
Joseph  Kellogg. 

1707. 

Dec.     5. 

Samuel  Porter. 

Timothy  Dwight. 

1710-11 

Mch.  23. 

Maj.  John  Stoddard. 

John  Kent. 

1713. 

Oct.  27. 

Capt.  Jonathan  Wells. 

Joseph  Lord. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Aaron  Cooke. 

1734. 

Dec. 

31. 

Thomas  Wells. 

John  Stoddard. 

1734-6. 

Feb. 

21. 

William  Pynchon,  Jr. 

Jonathan  Wells. 

1735. 

June  27. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy.* 

John  Pynchon,  Jr. 

John  Sherman. 

1716. 

June  15. 

John  Ashley. 

1736. 

Dec. 

29. 

Israel  Williams. 

1719. 

June  27. 

Henry  Dwight. 

1738-^. 

Jan. 

12. 

Joseph  Pynchon.* 

1722-3. 

Jan.     9. 

Samuel  Barnard. 

1739. 

Oct. 

5. 

Richard  Crouch. 

1723. 

Sept.    6. 

Joseph  Jennings. 

1740. 

July 

12. 

William  Pynchon.* 

1725. 

Sept.    2. 

Ebenezer  Porter. 

1743. 

June 

23. 

John  Stoddard.* 

1727. 

Dec.  26. 

Dr.  Thomas  Hastings. 

Ebenezer  Ponn-oy.* 

1729. 

Oct.  10. 

Samuel  Partridge. 
John  Stoddard. 
John  Pynchon. 
Joseph  Parsons. 
John  Ashley. 

John  Ashley.* 
Eleazer  Porter.* 
Timothy  Dwight.* 
Joseph  Kellogg. 
Thomas  AVells. 

Jonathan  Wells. 

William  Pynchon. 

140 


List  op  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1743.         June  23. 


1743-4. 


1747-8. 


1748. 


1749. 

1751. 
1753. 


1754. 
1755. 

1756. 

1758. 
1759. 


Mch.  1. 
Mch.  G. 
Mch.  13. 
Feb.  16. 

Mch.  10. 

Apr.  23. 
Nov.  15. 
Nov.  18. 
June  29. 
Sept.  8. 
June  21. 
Jan.     2. 

3. 

Sept.  13. 


Jan.   25. 
Apr.  19. 

June  26. 

Oct.  10. 
July     9. 

Sept.  14. 
June  22. 

Mch.    8. 


John  Sherman. 
Thomas  Ingersoll. 
Israel  Williams. 
Joseph  Pynchon. 
Ephraim  Williams.* 
Itichanl  Crouch. 
Elijah  Williams. 
Joseph  Pynchon.* 
Thomas  Ingersoll.* 
Seth  Field. 
Samuel  Dwight. 
Josiah  Dwight. 
John  Worthington. 
Phinehas  Lyman. 
AVilliam  AVIlliams. 
Joseph  Hawley. 
David  Ingersoll. 
John  Worthington.* 
Elijah  Williams.* 
John  Ashley. 
Noah  Ashley. 
Joseph  Dwight.* 
Timothy  Dwight.* 
Elijah  Williams.* 
Seth^  Field. 
Josiah  Dwight.* 
Samuel  Mather. 
Thomas  Williams. 
Israel  Ashley. 
Jabez  Ward. 
Eldad  Thayer. 
Josiah  Chauncy. 
Timothy  Woodbridge. 
John  Mascarene. 
Timothy  Dwight,  Jr. 
Eleazer  Porter. 
Eldad  Taylor. 


17.59. 


1760. 
1762. 


1765. 

1768. 
1769. 

1770. 


1771.        Apr.  12. 


1772. 


Mch.    8.     Charles  Phelps. 

Edward  Pynchon. 
Dec.   19.     Edward  Pynchon.* 
May   23.     (iideon  Lyman. 
Feb.     4.     John  Sherman. 
Seth  Field. 

I)avid  Moseley. 
Samuel  Mather. 

Thomas  Williams. 

Josiah  Chauncey. 

Eleazer  Porter. 

Eldad  Taylor. 

Timothy  Dwight.* 

John  Worthington.* 

Elijah  Williams.* 

Josiah  Dwight.* 

Joseph  Hawley.* 

Timothy  Dwight,  Jr.* 

Edward  Pynchon. 

Gideon  Lyman. 

Daniel  Burt. 

William  Williams. 

Simon  Strong. 

Oliver  Partridge.* 

Moses  Bliss. 

Jonathan  Ashley. 

Jonathan  Bliss. 

James  Bridgham. 

John  Wood 

Timothy  Robinson. 

Moses  Bliss.* 

Elisha  Porter. 

John  Ingersoll. 
June  19.     Joseph  Root. 

William  Billing. 

Abraham  Burbank. 


Mch.  25. 


June  20. 
Feb.  24. 
Feb.  1. 
May  3. 
May    9. 


P;.YMOUTH 

• 

1692. 

May  27. 

Capt.  Nath'l  Thomas.* 
Ephraim  Morton.* 
John  Gushing.* 

1700. 

June    7. 

Capt.  James  Warren. 
Isaac  Winslow. 
Elihu  Brett. 

John  Wadsworth. 

1702. 

June  30. 

John  Gushing,  Sr. 

Capt.  Thomas  Howard. 

Elihu  Brett. 

1696. 

Oct.   16. 

Isaac  Little. 

1708-9. 

Feb.  25. 

Capt.  Seth  Arnold. 

1699. 

July  17. 

Isaac  Little. 
William  Brett. 

James  Warren.^ 
Joseph  Morse.* 

1700. 

June    7. 

John  Gushing,  Jr. 

1711. 

Apr.  19. 

John  Gushing.* 

'  Over  the  Indians,  and  to  join  with  them  two  of  the  principal  Indians  of  the  several  tribes. 


List  of  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


141 


1711. 

Apr. 

19. 

Jumcs  Warren.* 

1731. 

Aug.  25. 

Edward  Arnold. 

1712. 

June 

0. 

C';;i)t.  Josiah  Edson. 

John  Gushing,  Jr. 

1715. 

Dec. 

9. 

Nathaniel  Thomas,  Jr. 
Josiah  Edson. 
John  Bradford. 

Nicholas  Sever. 
John  Little. 
Amos  Turner. 

Deo. 

13. 

Samuel  Prince. 

Isaac  Little.' 

21. 

Benjamin  Warren.' 

• 

Benjamin  Warren.' 

1716. 

June 

15. 

Isaac  Little.' 
Shearjashub  Bournc." 

Dec.  23. 

Josiah  Morton.' 
Edward  Winslow. 

1717. 

Nov. 

12. 

Isaac  Little.' 
Benjamin  Warren.' 

1731-2. 

Mch.  21. 

Nathaniel  Thomas,  Jr. 
James  Warren. 

1717-18 

Feb. 

13. 

Joshua  Gushing. 

1733. 

June  22. 

Kenclm  Winslow. 

1718. 

Nov. 

20. 

Thomas  Turner. 

1733-4. 

Feb.  14. 

Samuel  Pool. 

1719. 

June 

27. 

John  Barker. 

Feb.  21. 

David  Little. 

Dec. 

9. 

John  Watson. 

Feb.  28. 

Caleb  Loring. 

1720. 

July 

22. 

Jacob  Thompson. 

1731. 

June  28. 

John  Thomas. 

1721-2. 

Mch. 

9. 

Isaac  Lothrop. 

July     3. 

Elisha  Bysby. 

172G. 

June 

7. 

Edward  Winslow. 
Edward  Arnold. 

Dec.  27. 

Thomas  Bryant. 
Elijah  Gushing. 

1727. 

June 

27. 

Josiah  Cotton.* 

Samuel  Bartlett,  Jr. 

1729. 

July 

10. 

John  Gushing,  Jr. 

173,5-0. 

Jan.     9. 

Thomas  Croad. 

Oct. 

10. 

John  Gushing. 

1736. 

June  22. 

Elkanah  Leonard. 

Nathaniel  Thomas. 

1737. 

June  30. 

Joseph  Thomas. 

Josiah  Edson. 

Oct.  2.5. 

John  Alden. 

Josiah  Gotten. 

1737-8. 

Jan.  13. 

John  Gushing.* 

Isaac  Little. 

1738-9. 

Jan.  25. 

John  Winslow. 

• 

Joshua  Gushing. 
John  Barker. 

1740. 

July     5. 
Nov.    5. 

Daniel  Johnson. 
David  Little.* 

John  Watson. 

1744. 

Aug.  18. 

Peter  Oliver. 

Isaac  Lothrop. 

Nov.    1. 

Robert  Brown. 

Edward  Winslow. 

1744-5. 

Jan.  19. 

George  Leonard.* 

Edward  Arnold. 

1745-6. 

Jan.  24. 

Edward  Winslow. 

John  Gushing,  Jr. 

1746. 

Aug.    9. 

Isaac  Lothrop. 

Nicholas  Sever. 

1747. 

June  27. 

Josiah  Edson,  Jr. 

Isaac  Little.' 

Thomas  Foster. 

Benjamin  Warren.' 

1747-8. 

Mch.    1. 

Israel  Fearing. 

Josiah  Morton.' 

1748. 

May  17. 

Peter  Oliver.* 

Dec. 

5. 

John  Little. 

Isaac  Lothrop.* 

1731. 

July 

23. 

Ezra  Glapp.' 

1748-9. 

Jan.     4. 

Nathaniel  Glapp. 

Aug. 

25. 

Isaac  Winslow. 

Jan.  11. 

Daniel  Howard. 

.[ohn  Gushing. 

1749. 

Aug.  18. 

David  Stockbridge. 

Nathaniel  Thomas. 

Sept.    8. 

John  Watson. 

Josiah  Edson.                  « 

1751. 

Apr.  24. 

Thomas  Foster.* 

Josiah  Gotton. 

Edward  Winslow.* 

Isaac  Little. 

June  21. 

Elijah  Gushing.* 

Joshua  Gushing. 

1753. 

Sept.    6. 

Josiah  Cotton.* 

John  Watson. 

13. 

Thomas  Groade. 

' 

Isaac  Lothrop. 

1754. 

Jan.   25. 

Samuel  Pool. 

'  Over  the  Indians. 

'  Over  tlie  Indians  at  Sandwich. 


142 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1751. 

Jan. 

2.5. 

George  Watson. 

1702. 

Jan.  28. 

Abijah  White. 

Apr. 

19. 

David  Stockbridge.* 
John  Gushing.* 
David  Little.* 

Kcneira  Winslow. 
Noah  Sprague. 
John  Fearing. 

1755. 

Jan. 

11. 

Ezra  Ghipp.^ 

James  Ilovey. 

June 

26. 

John  Fearing. 
Barnabas  Shurtliff.     » 

Josiah  Keen. 
Gideon  Bradford. 

1750. 

Sept 

14. 

Kenclm  Winslow. 
Abijah  White. 
James  Warren.* 

Joseph  Tinkham. 
Nathaniel  Ray  Thomas. 
John  Qotton. 

1758. 

Jan. 

11. 

Noah  Sprague. 

William  Sever. 

1700. 

May 

23. 

James  Hovey. 
Israel  Turner. 

Ephraini  Keith. 
William  Watson. 

Oct. 

31. 

Gideon  Bradford. 
Joseph  Tinkham. 
Josiah  Keen. 

Thomas  Mayhew. 
Nathaniel  Ruggles. 
Samuel  Norton. 

John  Gushing,  Jr. 

1703. 

Feb.  17. 

Briggs  Alden. 

1702. 

Jan. 

28. 

Gamaliel  Bradford.* 

^ 

Daniel  Oliver. 

Nicholas  Sever.*. 

1704. 

Feb.     1. 

Josiah  Sturtevant,  Jr. 

John  Winslow.* 

June    8. 

James  Hovey.* 

Elijah  Gushing.* 

1705. 

Feb.     6. 

Joseph  Greenleaf. 

Thomas  Foster.*    • 

1706. 

Feb.     5. 

Joseph  Jocelyn. 

Edward  Winslow.* 

1767. 

Aug.    5. 

Nathan  Howard. 

Thomas  Groade.* 

1768. 

Mch.  10. 

Peter  Oliver,  Jr. 

David  Little.* 

1769. 

Jan.     4. 

Nathan  Gushing. 

Joseph  Gushing.* 

1770. 

Aug.  30. 

John  Thomas. 

David  Stockbridge.* 

1771. 

June  27. 

Josiah  Gushing. 

Daniel  Johnson.* 

Pelham  Winslow. 

Josiah  Edson.* 

1772. 

Jan.  15. 

Daniel  Howard.* 

John  Gushing,  Jr.* 

George  Watson.* 

John  Little. 

Nathaniel  Glapp.* 

Samuel  Bartlett. 

June    4. 

Josiah  Torrey. 

Robert  Brown. 

Oct.  21. 

Samuel  Sprague. 

Daniel  Howard. 

1773. 

Mch.    2. 

Gharles  Stockbridge. 

George  Watson. 

Sept.  29. 

Edward  Winslow,  Jr. 

Nathaniel  Glapp. 

1774. 

Feb.  10. 

Enoch  Hammond. 

John  WiUis. 

BRISTOL. 


1692. 

May  27. 

John  Saffin* 
Gapt.  John  Brown.* 
Gapt.  Thomas  Leonard.* 
Nicholas  Peck. 
Joseph  Ghurch. 

1702. 

June 

29. 

Maj.  Benjamin  Ghurch. 
Nicholas  Peck. 
Nathaniel  Payne. 
Joseph  Church. 
Thomas  Tabor. 

Gapt.  Seth  Pope. 

Oct. 

23. 

Henry  Mackintosh. 

1690. 

July  17. 

Nathaniel  Payne. 

1707. 

Nov. 

8. 

Gapt.  Seth  Pope. 

1700. 

June    7. 

Ebeuezer  Brenton. 

1708-9. 

Feb. 

25. 

Joseph  Ghurch. 

'  Over  the  Indians. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


143 


1708-9. 

Feb.  25. 

Seth  Pope. 

1720. 

Oct. 

10. 

Nathaniel  Payne. 

1710. 

Aug.  24. 

Samuel  Newman. 
Thomas  Church. 

Sylvester  Richmond. 
Timothy  Fales. 

1712. 

June    4. 

Capt.  Samuel  Walker. 
Capt.  Jared  Talbot. 

Samuel  Vyal. 
Samuel  Brown. 

1713. 

June    5. 

Capt.  George  Leonard. 
Benjamin  Church.* 

Samuel  Willis. 
William  Southward.* 

171.3-14. 

Feb.  22. 

Seth  Williams. 

Dec. 

5. 

Nathaniel  Hubbard. 

1714. 

June  15. 

James  Church.^ 

1733. 

June  22. 

Job  Almy.* 

Benjamin  Numpas.^ 

Thomas  Church.* 

Zaccheus  Gouge? 

Sylvester  Richmond.* 

John  Nantos} 

Seth  Williams. 

ObadiaJi  Bryant.^ 

Jared  Talbot. 

Nathan  Tohe.^ 

Thomas  Church. 

Isaac  Simons,* 

Nathaniel  Blagrove. 

Samuel  Homes* 

Job  Almy. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Benjamin  Church. 
Seth  Pope. 
Henry  Hodges. 
Jared  Talbot. 
Daniel  Smith. 
John  Rogers. 
Job  Almy. 

Nathaniel  Hubbard. 
Thomas  Terry. 
George  Leonard. 
Sylvester  Richmond. 
Timothy  Fales. 
Samuel  Willis. 
Jonathan  AVoodbury. 

1717. 

Nov.  12. 

William  Southward.* 
Job  Almy.* 
Seth  Pope.* 

Thomas  Bowen. 
Samuel  Allen. 
Joseph  Mason. 

1722-3. 

Jan.     9. 

Sylvester  Richmond.* 

Samuel  Leonard. 

1723-4. 

Mch.    4. 

George  Leonard. 

Oct. 

26. 

Lemuel  Pope.* 

19. 

Nathaniel  Payne. 

1733-4. 

Feb. 

28. 

Stephen  Payne. 

1721. 

June  23. 
Dec.    2. 

Timothy  Fales. 
Sylvester  Richmond. 
Samuel  Vyall. 

1734. 

Dec. 

27. 

Samuel  AA^illiams. 
Perez  Bradford. 
Sylvester  Richmond,  Jr. 

15. 

Samuel  Brown. 

1735-6. 

Jan. 

2. 

Ephraim  Leonard. 

172G. 

June    7. 

Samuel  Willis. 

John  Foster. 

1728. 

June  18. 

Nathaniel  Hubbard.* 

1736. 

Dec. 

22. 

Nathaniel  Blagrove.* 

Nathaniel  Payne.* 

1737. 

June 

30. 

Edward  Howard. 

June  21. 

Richard  Harden. 

Dec. 

29. 

Philip  Tabor. 

1729. 

Aug.  22. 

Thomas  Church.* 

1738. 

Aug. 

12. 

Gershom  Crane. 

Job  Almy.* 

1738-9. 

Jan. 

12. 

Timothy  Fales.* 

Sylvester  Richmond.* 

Jan. 

26. 

AA''illiam  Hall. 

Oct.    10. 

Simon  Davis. 

1739. 

Oct. 

5. 

Samuel  Ilowland. 

Jared  Talbot. 

1740. 

July 

5. 

Joseph  Allen. 

Seth  Williams. 

1743-4. 

Mch 

1. 

Seth  Williams.* 

Thomas  Church. 

Nathaniel  Hubbard.* 

Nathaniel  Blagrove. 

Thomas  Churcli.* 

Job  Almy. 

Nathaniel  Blagrove.* 

Henry  Hodges. 

Job  Almy.* 

Thomas  Terry. 

Thomas  Torrey.* 

George  Leonard. 

Sylvester  Richmond.* 

*  Over  the  Indians. 


*  All  Indians,  over  the  Indians. 


144 


List  op  Civil  Ofi<icers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1743-4. 

Mch.   1. 

Timotl)y  Fales.* 
Stephen  Payne.* 

17G0. 

May 

2.*?. 

George  Godfrey. 
Jerathmeel  Bowers. 

Perez  Bradford.* 

17G1. 

Nov. 

24. 

George  Leonard.* 

Sylvester  Richmond,  Jr.* 

Ephraim  Leonard.* 

Samuel  Willis.* 

James  Williams.* 

Thomas  Bowen. 

Zei)haniMli  Leonard.* 

Ephraim  Leonard. 

Samuel  Willis.* 

John  Foster. 

Thomas  Bowen.* 

Edward  Howard. 

Timothy  Fales.* 

Philip  Tabor. 

Samuel  White.* 

William  Hall. 

Gershom  Crane. 

Samuel  HoAvland. 

Ebenezer  Hatliaway. 

Samuel  Leonard,  Jr. 

Daniel  Carpenter. 

Joseph  Russell. 

Ezra  Richmond. 

William  Richmond. 

George  Leonard,  Ji\ 

John  Godfrey. 

Elisha  Tobey. 

Samuel  White. 

Aaron  Kingsley. 

Stephen  West. 

Jerathmeel  Bowers. 

1746-7. 

Jan.  14. 

William  Canady. 

George  Godfrey. 

1747. 

June  27. 
Dec.  12. 

Gershom  Crane. 
Ephraim  Leonard.* 
Eseck  Brown. 

Abiel  Torrey. 
Thomas  Morey. 
Benjamin  Akin. 

1747-8. 

Mch.    1. 

Josiah  Talbot. 

Stephen  Fuller. 

1748. 

Apr.  15. 

Samuel  Willis.* 

Daniel  Williams. 

Thomas  Bowen.* 

1762. 

Jan. 

28. 

Benjamin  Williams. 

Nov.    8. 

Zephaniah  Leonard. 
Ebenezer  Hathaway. 

Apr. 

21. 

George  Leonard,  Jr.* 
Thomas  Cobb. 

Dec.  28. 

James  Williams.* 

1763. 

Feb. 

24. 

William  Bullock. 

1749. 

Apr.  18. 

Moses  Howe. 

Sept. 

7. 

Robert  Treat  Paine. 

Aug.  12. 

Daniel  Carpenter. 

1765. 

Feb. 

6. 

George  Brightman. 

18. 

Ezra  Richmond. 

1766. 

June  18. 

Elisha  Tobey.* 

1754. 

Jan.  25. 

George  Leonard,  Jr. 

Nov. 

12. 

Ebenezer  Crane. 

Apr.  19. 

Abiel  Torrey. 

1767. 

July 

1. 

Daniel  Leonard. 

1765 

Jan.     8. 

Zephaniah  Leonard. 

Nov. 

4. 

Robert  Luscom. 

John  Foster. 

1768. 

Feb. 

24. 

Zephaniah  Leonard. 

1756. 

Sept.  14. 

Samuel  White.* 

1772. 

June  17. 

Walter  Spooner.* 

Thomas  Gilbert. 

Edward  Pope. 

Aaron  Kingsley. 

July 

14. 

George  Godfrey.* 

Elisha  Tobey. 

1774. 

Feb. 

3. 

George  Wheaton. 

William  Slade. 

BARNSTABLE 


1692. 

May  27. 

Maj.  John  Freeman.* 
Capt.  John  Thatcher.* 
Capt.  John  Gorham.* 

1702. 

June  29. 

John  Otis. 
Jonathan  Sparrow. 
Maj.  John  Gorham. 

Stephen  Skiffe. 

1707. 

June    5. 

Nathaniel  Freeman. 

Capt.  Jonathan  Sparrow. 

10. 

Joseph  Doane. 

Shear jashub  Bourn. 

1708-9. 

Feb.  25. 

John  Otis. 

1702. 

June  29. 

Stephen  Skiife. 

Joseph  Doane. 

List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


145 


1710. 

Aug.  24. 

Capt.  Thomas  Paine. 

1729. 

Oct.  10. 

Thomas  Payne. 

1713. 

June    5. 

John  Doane. 
Daniel  Parker. 

Shubael  Baxter. 
Joseph  Crocker.* 
John  ThomasT 

Aug.  12. 

Samuel  Sturges. 

Peter  Thatcher. 

Joshua  Ralph} 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

John  Gorham. 

Dec.  20. 

Maj.  John  Thatcher. 

Joseph  Doane. 

1731. 

Aug.  25. 

Meletiah  Bourne. 

William  Bassett. 

Peter  Thatcher. 

Peter  Thatcher. 

Nathaniel  Freeman. 

Samuel  Sturges. 

Samuel  Sturges. 

John  Doane. 

Joseph  Doane. 

Dec.  24. 

John  Gorham.* 
William  Bassett.* 
Joseph  Doane.* 
Peter  Thatcher.* 

John  Doane. 
Joseph  Lothrop. 
Hezekiah  Doane. 
Ezra  Bourne. 

1716. 

June  15. 

John  Otis.* 
Shearjashub  Bourne.* 

Edmund  Freeman. 
Thomas  PajTie. 

1717. 

Nov.  12. 

John  Otis.* 
William  Bassett.* 
Peter  Thatcher.* 
Joseph  Doane.* 

Shubael  Baxter. 
John  Thatcher. 
Thomas  Clark. 
Meletiah  Bourne.* 

1717-18 

Feb.  13. 

John  Bacon. 

Peter  Thatcher.* 

1719. 

June  27. 

John  Thomas.* 
Joshua  Kalph.* 

Joseph  Doane.* 
Nathaniel  Freeman.* 

1721-2. 

Mch.    9. 

Joseph  Lothrop. 
Joseph  Crocker.* 

Shubael  Baxter.* 
Joshua  Crocker.* 

1722. 

June  29. 

Meletiah  Bourne.* 

John  Thomas} 

1723. 

Sept.    6. 

Hezekiah  Doane. 

Joshua  Ralph} 

Ezra  Bourne.* 

Dec.  23. 

John  Russell. 

1724. 

Dec.  15. 

Kathaniel  Freeman.* 

1733. 

May    4. 

John  Davis. 

1725. 

Dec.  18. 

Ezra  Bourne. 

June  22. 

Ebenezer  Lewis. 

1727. 

Dec.  26. 

Edmund  Freeman. 

David  Crocker. 

1727-8. 

Feb.  22. 

Thomas  Payne. 

1733-4. 

Feb.  14. 

John  Sturges. 

1720. 

Apr.  10. 

Shubael  Baxter. 

James  Otis. 

Aug.  22. 

Meletiah  Bourne.* 

Sylvanus  Bourne. 

Peter  Thatcher.* 

1734. 

Dec.  27. 

Joseph  Doane.* 

Joseph  Doane.* 

Stephen  Skiffe.* 

Ezra  Bourne. 

1735. 

June  27. 

Joseph  Robinson. 

Nathaniel  Freeman. 

173G. 

June  22. 

Samuel  Sturges,  Jr. 

Shubael  Baxter. 

1737. 

June  30. 

William  Payne. 

Oct.  10. 

Nathaniel  Freeman. 

July     2. 

Stephen  SkiiTe. 

Samuel  Sturges. 

1738-9. 

Jan.  12. 

John  Otis.* 

Joseph  Doane. 

25. 

John  Thatcher  * 

John  Doane. 

26. 

Seth  Parker. 

John  Bacon. 

1739. 

Dec.  21. 

John  Russell.* 

Joseph  Lothrop. 

1740. 

Apr.     4. 

Joseph  Freeman. 

Hezekiah  Doane. 

1740-1. 

Jan.  21. 

Judah  Thatcher. 

Ezra  Bourne. 

1741. 

July  16. 

John  Hallot. 

Edmund  Freeman. 

1742. 

July     8. 

Joseph  Lothrop.* 

Over  the  Indians. 


146 


List  op  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


171:]. 

June  27. 

Sluibael  Gorhara.* 

1762. 

Jan.  21. 

Roland  Cotton.* 

174.3-4. 

Mch.    1. 

Samuel  Jennings. 

David  Gorham.* 

1744. 

Dec.  21. 
.Tan.     3. 

Silas  Bourne. 

Thomas  Smith.* 

1744-5. 

Samuel  Tupper.* 

Edward  Bacon.* 

174G-7. 

Jan.  14. 

Solomon  Lombard. 
Solomon  Otis. 

Jolin  Gorham.* 
Judah  Thatcher.* 

1747. 

June  27. 

Nathaniel  Stone,  Jr. 
Rowland  Robinson. 

Silas  Bourne.* 
Solomon  Otis.* 

Sept.  11. 

Thomas  Winslow. 

Roland  Robinson.* 

17-47-8. 

Feb.  16. 

David  Graham. 

John  Freeman.* 

Mch.    1. 

David  Crocker.* 
Sylvanus  Bourne.* 
James  Otis.* 
Samuel  Knowles. 
Samuel  Smith. 

Kenelm  Winslow,.* 
Nathaniel  Stone. 
Samuel  Smith. 
Samuel  Tupper. 
Barnabas  Paine. 

1748. 

Nov.    8. 

John  Hallet. 
Samuel  Tupper. 

Isaac  Hinckley. 
Nymphas  Marston. 

1753. 

Jan.     2. 

Barnabas  Payne. 

Jonathan  Doane. 

Jan.     3. 

David  Gorham.* 
John  Freeman.* 

1764. 

Feb.     1. 

Joseph  Otis,  Jr.* 
Chillingworth  Foster,  Jr 

Sept.  11. 

Benjamin  Crocker.* 

1765. 

June  26. 

Thomas  Freeman.* 

13. 

Thomas  Winslow.* 
John  Sturges.* 

1767. 

Mch.  25. 

Isaac  Hinckley. 
David  Thatchei*. 

1754. 

Apr.  19. 

Kenelm  Winslow. 

1768. 

Feb.  24. 

Daniel  Hall. 

1755. 

June  26. 

Rowland  Cbtton.* 

Aug.    3. 

Meletiah  Bourne. 

Sept.  14. 

Isaac  Hinckley. 

1770. 

May     9. 

Daniel  'Davis. 

1758. 

Aug.    3. 

Thomas  Smith,  Jr.* 
Edward  Bacon. 

1771. 

July  18. 

Elisha  Doane. 
Thomas  Bourne. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Nymphas  Marston. 

John  Greenough. 

1762. 

Jan.  21. 

Ezra  Bourne.* 

1772. 

July  29. 

Nj^mphas  Marston.* 

John  Thatcher.* 

1773.. 

Mch.    2. 

Shearjashub  Bourne. 

Sylvanus  Bourne.* 

Sept.  29. 

Richard  Bourne. 

Thomas  Winslow.* 

YORK. 


1692. 

May  27. 

Francis  Hooke.* 

1711. 

.June    8. 

Capt.  John  Hill. 

Maj.  Charles  Frost.* 

1713. 

Aug.  27. 

Capt.  Samuel  Moody. 

Samuel  Wheelwright.* 

Oct.  27. 

Charles  Frost. 

Abraham  Preble. 

1715. 

Dec.  15. 

Elisha  Plaisted. 

Roger  Kelley. 

1716. 

June  15. 

John  Watts.2 

AVilliam  Lakeman. 

1717. 

Nov.  12. 

John  Watts. 

1694-5. 

Mch.    6. 

William  Pepperrell. 

1717-18. 

Feb.  13. 

Ephraim  Savage. 

1700. 

June    7. 

John  Wheelwright. 

1718. 

June  27. 

Capt.  John  Penhallow. 

1701. 

June  12. 

Capt.  Ichabod  Plaisted. 

1719. 

Nov.  25. 

Capt.  John  Gray. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Samuel  Donnell. 

1721-2. 

Mch.    9. 

Joseph  Hill. 

William  Pepperrell. 

1724. 

June  23. 

William  Pepperrell. 

1703. 

Aug.    5. 

David  Phippen. 

Samuel  Came. 

1706. 

Dec.  13. 

John  Plaisted. 

1726. 

June    2. 

Nathaniel  Gerrish. 

*  Over  the  Indians. 


2  At  Arrowsic. 


List  of  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


147 


1726. 

June    2. 

Joseph  Heath. 

1743. 

Sept.    9. 

Jabez  Bradbury. 

1728. 

June  18. 

Capt.  Samuel  Jordan. 

1744. 

Aug.  18. 

Jeremiah  Powell. 

1729. 

Apr.  11. 

Timothy  Gerrlsh. 

1744-5. 

Feb.     9. 

Nathaniel  Sparhawk. 

June  25. 

Capt.  Joshua  Moody. 

Joseph  Noyes. 

Oct.  10. 

William  Pepperrell. 

Mch.  21. 

Nathaniel  Sparhawk.* 

John  Graj-. 

1745. 

Dec.  20. 

Simon  Frost. 

Joseph  Hill.     - 

1747. 

June  27. 

Daniel  Moulton,  Jr. 

Samuel  Came. 

Sept.  11. 

Nathaniel  Donnell. 

Joseph  Heath. 

1747-8. 

Mch.  10. 

John   Oulton. 

Joshua  Moody. 

Samuel  Moody. 

Timothy  Gerrlsh. 

1748. 

Apr.  14. 

John  Fox. 

Samuel  Jordan. 

23. 

Elihu  Gunnison.* 

John  Gyles. 

John  Storer.* 

Dec.     0. 

Joseph  Moody. 

Charles  Frost.* 

1729-30. 

Mch.  18. 

Humphrey  Chadbourn. 

Samuel  Small. 

1731. 

July  16. 

John  Wheelwright. 

Samuel  Sewall. 

William  Pepperrell,  Jr. 

Nov.  15. 

Thomas  Perkins. 

Timothy  Gerrish. 

1749. 

Apr.  21. 

Timothy  Prout. 

Tliomas  Westbrook. 

Rishworth  Jordan. 

John  Gray. 

John  Willis. 

Samuel  Came. 

1751. 

June  21. 

Simon  Frost.* 

John  Gyles. 

IMoses  Pierson. 

Joseph  Moody. 

1752. 

Apr.     3. 

Jonas  Mason. 

Joseph  Sawyer. 

1753. 

Jan.     3. 

Edward  Milliken. 

John  Hill. 

Benjamin  Parker. 

Elihu  Gunnison. 

Sept.    6. 

Samuel  Denny.* 

Rofijer  DeerinjT. 

Sept.  13. 

Jeremiah  Powell. 

23. 

Joseph  Heath. 

Jonas  ISIason. 

Sept.    9. 

John  Minot. 
Samuel  Seaberry. 

Moses  Pierson. 
Christopher  Strout. 

Dec.  23. 

Joshua  Moody. 
Samuel  Denny. 

1754. 

Jan.  25. 

William  Lithgow. 
John  North. 

1732. 

Dec.  15. 

Henry  Wheeler. 

Jonathan  Bane. 

1733. 

May    4. 

Capt.  Thomas  Smith. 

John  Minot. 

July  17. 

David  Cargil. 
John  North. 

Jabez  Bradbury. 
Edward  INIilliken. 

1733-4. 

Feb.  21. 

Nicholas  Shapleigh. 

Samuel  IMoody. 

28. 

Joseph  Hill. 

Apr.  19. 

Timothy  Prout. 

1734. 

July     3. 

Benjamin  Larrabee. 
James  Woodside. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Aaron  Hinckley. 
Joseph  Storer. 

Dec.  31. 

Richard  Cutt,  Jr. 

June  26. 

Samuel  Hill. 

1735. 

June  27. 

John  Powell. 

1756. 

Sept.  14. 

Joseph  Sayer.* 

173G. 

Dec.  29. 

Peter  Nowell. 

Ezekiel  Gushing.* 

1737. 

Nov.  10. 

John  Noyes. 

John  Bradbury. 

Thomas  White. 

1757. 

Jan.    3. 

Joseph  Sawyer.* 

1738-9. 

Jan.  12. 

Charles  Frost. 

1758.' 

Jan.  11. 

Samuel  Waldo. 

26. 

.Tohn  Storer. 

Thomas  Brai^don. 

1739. 

July     C. 

Samuel  Denny.* 

1759. 

]Mch.    9. 

Foxwell  Curtis  Cutt. 

1740. 

Nov.     5. 

Christopher  Strout. 

Dec.  19. 

Nathaniel  Donnell. 

1741. 

Apr.     2. 

Alexander  Bulman. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Benjamin  Cliadbourne. 

148 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


1700.         May  23.    Nathaniel  Wells. 

1701. 

Nov.  20. 

.Tames  Gowen. 

Charles  Hill. 

Jeremiah  Hill. 

1701.         Nov.  20.     Jos(!ph  Sayer.* 

Samuel  Jordan. 

Kichard  Cutt.* 

1705. 

Feb.    6. 

Benjamin  Parker. 

John  Storer.* 

Jonathan  Bane. 

Daniel  Moulton.* 

John  Wheelwright. 

Jeremy  Moulton.* 

Sept.  11. 

Jeremiah  Moulton.* 

Simon  Frost.* 

1707. 

Jan.     7. 

Thomas  Cutts. 

John  Hill.* 

Nov.    4. 

David  Sewall. 

John  Frost.* 

1768. 

Jan.     0. 

Jonathan  Sayward.* 

Rishworth  Jordan.* 

June    2. 

James  Gowen.* 

Samuel  Sewall. 

June  30. 

Samuel  Sewall,  Jr. 

Joseph  Storer. 

1769. 

July  26. 

Joseph  Storer.* 

Nathaniel  Donnell. 

1770. 

May  2.3. 

Joseph  Simpson,  Jr. 

Thomas  Bragdon. 

June  21. 

Joseph  Frye. 

Benjamin  Chadbourne. 

Aug.  80. 

Tristram  Jordan. 

Nathaniel  Wells. 

Job  Lyman. 

Charles  Hill. 

1771. 

Apr.  12. 

Jotham  Moulton.* 

John  Bradbury. 

1774. 

Feb.     3. 

Nathan  Lord. 

Edward  Cutt. 

Mch.    4. 

James  Gowen.* 

Jonathan  Sayward. 

Jonathan  Sayward.* 

Charles  Chauncey. 

Nathaniel  Welles,  Jr. 

Thomas  Perkins. 

James  Sullivan. 

Samuel  Moody. 

NANTUCKET 


1692. 

May  27. 

Capt.  John  Gardner.* 

1782. 

July 

6. 

George  Bunker.^ 

James  Coffin. 

1744. 

Dec. 

2L 

Josiah  Coffin.* 

WiUiam  Geere. 

1744-5. 

Jan. 

3. 

Thomas  Brock.* 

William  Worth. 

1747. 

Sept. 

IL 

Jeremiah  Gardner. 

1707. 

Nov.    8. 

Capt.  Richard  Gardner. 
James  Coffin.^ 

George  Gardner. 
Josiah  Coffin. 

1711. 

June    8. 

George  Gardner. 

Thomas  Brock. 

1712. 

Oct.  24. 

George  Bunker. 

Jonathan  Coffin. 

1715. 

Sept.  10. 
Dec.  18. 

George  Bunker.^ 
Ebenezer  Coffin.^ 
Same  two. 

Grafton  Gardner. 
John  Bunker. 
Ebenezer  Calef. 

1719. 

June  27. 

Same  two. 

1751. 

June 

21. 

John  Bunker.* 

1728. 

June  18. 

Joseph  Gardner. 

1754. 

Jan. 

25. 

Abishai  Folger. 

1729. 

Oct.  10. 

Ebenezer  Coffin.^ 

1761. 

Nov. 

12. 

Obed  Hussey. 

George  Bunker.^ 

20. 

Jeremiah  Gardner.* 

George  Gardner. 

Josiah  Coffin.* 

George  Bunker. 

Jonathan  Coffin.* 

John  Coffin. 

Grafton  Gardner.* 

Joseph  Gardner. 

Caleb  Bunker.* 

Ebenezer  Coffin. 

Ebenezer  Calcf. 

1782. 

July     6. 

George  Bunker. 
George  Gardner. 

Abishai  Folger. 
01)ed  Hussey. 

John  Coffin. 

1771. 

Dec. 

10. 

Timothy  Folger. 

Joseph  Gardner. 

'  Over  the  Indians. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


.149 


DUKES 


1692. 

May  27. 

July  18. 
Dec.    8. 

Mathew  Mayhew.* 
Thomas  Mayhew. 
Simeon  Athearn. 
John  Coffin. 
Richard  Sarson. 

1733. 

May 

4. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew. 
Enoch  Coffin. 
John  Allen. 
Samuel  Norton. 
Benjamin  Smith. 

1G9G. 

Oct.  16. 

John  Coffin. 

Simeon  Butler. 

1G98. 

June    3. 

Capt.  Benjamin  Skiffe. 

1734. 

Dec. 

31. 

Ebenezer  Norton. 

1701. 

June  12. 

Benjamin  Smith. 

1744. 

Dec. 

21. 

John  Sumner. 

Joseph  Norton. 

1747-8. 

Mch. 

1. 

John  Athearn. 

1707. 

June    5. 

Thomas  ^layhew.^ 

1748. 

Apr. 

15. 

Paine  Mayhew.* 

1708-9. 

Feb.  25. 

Thomas  Mayhew. 

Zaccheus  ^Mayhew.* 

1713. 

June    5. 
Oct.  27. 

John  Worth." 
Enoch  Coffin. 
•Paine  Mayhew. 

Enoch  Coffin.* 
John  Allen.* 
John  Sumner.* 

1715. 

Sept.  16. 
Dec.  10. 

Ebenezer  Allen.* 
Enoch  Coffin. 
Zaccheus  Mayhew. 
Benjamin  Smith.^ 

Samuel  Norton. 
John  Uorton. 
Ebenezer  Norton. 
Jabez  Athearn. 

1719. 

June  27. 

Thomas  Lathrop. 

1754. 

Jan. 

25. 

John  Coffin.' 

1720. 

July  22. 

John  Worth. 

Apr. 

19. 

Ebenezer  Smith. 

1722. 

July     3. 

Benjamin  Hawse. 

John  Chipman.                    > 

1761. 

Oct. 

16. 

John  Allen.* 
John  Sumner.* 

1723. 

Sept.    6. 

John  Chipman. 

Ebenezer  Smith.* 

1724. 

Dec.  15. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew. 

John  Newman.* 

1729. 

Oct.  10. 

Paine  Mayhew. 
Ebenezer  Allen. 
Enoch  Coffin. 
Benjamin  Smith. 

Josiah  Tilton.* 
Mathew  ^layhe^v.* 
Jabez  Athearn. 
Nathaniel  Hancock, 

Zaccheus  Mavhew. 

1762. 

Mch. 

11. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew. 

John  Worth. 

1764. 

June 

8. 

John  Worth. 

Thomas  Lothrop.* 

1771. 

June 

12. 

Enoch  Coffin. 

John  Chapman.^ 

Dec. 

10. 

Joseph  Mayhew.* 

Zaccheus  Mayhew.^ 

James  Athearn.* 

1733. 

May    4. 

Zaccheus  Mayhew.^ 
John  Allen.^ 

Shubael  Cottle. 

WORCESTER. 


1731. 

June  30.     John  Chandler. 

1731. 

June  30. 

Josiah  Willard. 

Joseph  Wilder. 

Daniel  Taft. 

William  Ward. 

Samuel  Dudley. 

William  Jennison. 

Nahum  ^Vard. 

John  Chandler,  Jr. 

Henry  Lee. 

Benjamin  Willard. 

1732. 

July 

7. 

William  Clark. 

Samuel  \Vri}rht. 

Samuel  Willard. 

Joseph  Dwight. 

1733. 

May 

4. 

Capt.  John  Keyes. 

Over  the  Indians. 


^  Ami  also  for  the  Indians. 


3  "  So  that  he  lay  down  hi.s  Tavern. 


ISO- 


List  OP  Civil  Officers. 
Justices  of  the,  Peace — Continuocl. 


1733. 

Oct.  26. 

Edward  Ilartwell. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Nathan  Tyler. 

1735-G. 

Jan.  16. 

John  Chandler,  Jr.* 

1758. 

Jan.   11. 

Timothy  Payne.* 

1737. 

June  30. 

Richard  More. 

Josiah  Brewer. 

Oct.  25. 

James  AVilder. 

James  Putnam. 

1738-9. 

Jan.  25. 

John  Martin. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Timothy  Brigham. 

1743-4. 

Mch.    1. 

Joseph  Wilder.* 
Joseph  Dwight.* 

Simeon  Dwight. 
David  Osgood. 

John  Chandler.* 

1762. 

Jan.  21. 

John  Chandler.* 

William  Ward.* 

William  Ward.* 

Samuel  Willard.* 

Edward  Hartwell.* 

Nahum  Ward.* 

Timothy  Ruggles.* 

Daniel  Taft. 

Timothy  Payne.* 

Edward  Hartwell. 

Thomas  Steel.* 

John  Keyes. 

Joseph  Wilder.* 

Richard  Moor. 

Artemas  Ward.* 

Jonas  Rice. 

John  INIurray.* 

Josiah  Converse. 

Jedediah  Foster.* 

• 

Thomas  Gilbert. 
Samuel  Chandler. 
Thomas  Steel. 
John  Harwood. 
Samuel  Willard.  Jr. 

James  Putnam.* 
John  Keyes. 
Josiah  Converse. 
John  Harwood. 
Edward  Baker. 

1744. 

Dec.  21. 

Edward  Hartwell.* 
Thomas  Prentice. 

Oliver  Wilder. 
Peter  Atherton. 

27. 

Oliver  Wilder. 
Edward  Baker. 

Isaac  Barnard. 
Robert  Goddard. 

1745-6. 

Jan.   24. 

Peter  Atherton. 

John  Hazelton. 

1746. 

Aug.    5. 

Samuel  Lyscomb. 

Charles  Brigham. 

1747. 

June  27. 

Joseph  Wilder,  Jr. 
John  Chandler,  Jr. 

William  Richardson. 
Duncan  Campbell. 

1748. 

Nov.  15. 

Noah  Ashley. 
Isaac  Barnard. 
Robert  Goddard. 

Moses  Marcy. 
William  Ayres. 
John  Stone. 

1749. 

Aug.  12. 

John  Hazelton. 
Charles  Brigham. 

Nathan  Tyler. 
John  Whitcomb. 

1751. 

June  21. 

Artemas  Ward. 
William  Rawson. 

John  Caldwell. 
Josiah  Brewer. 

1753. 

Jan.      2. 

William  Richardson. 

David  Osgood. 

Sept.  13. 

Daniel  Taft. 

Simeon  Dwight. 

1754. 

Jan.   25. 

John  Stone. 
John  Murray. 
Duncan  Campbell. 
William  Ayres. 
Jedediah  Foster. 
Moses  Mercy. 
William  Down. 

John  Eliot. 
Ezra  Taylor. 
Edward  Da\as. 
Abijah  Willard. 
Joshua  Willard. 
Daniel  Henshaw. 
Benjamin  Goodridge. 

Apr.  19. 

Timothy  Ruggles. 

Thomas  Wilder. 

John  Whitcomb. 

Aug.  26. 

John  Chandler.* 

Joseph  Lord. 

1763. 

Feb.  17. 

Francis  Whipple. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Timothy  Payne. 

Mch.    3. 

Solomon  Wood. 

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Justices  of  the  Peace — Continued. 


151 


17GG. 

Feb. 

5. 

Jo.siah  Wulcott. 

1769. 

May 

3. 

Thomas  Le^get. 

Doc. 

10. 

Jeik'diah  iMarey. 

July 

12. 

Joshua  Upham. 

1767. 

Mch. 

25. 

Henry  Bronifiekl. 

1771. 

Nov. 

4. 

Charles  Cashing.* 

Daniel  Bliss. 

1772. 

Mch. 

IS. 

Jonathan  White. 

1768. 

Jan. 

13. 

Daniel  Oliver. 

Levi  Willard. 

Fub. 

24. 

John  Chandler,  Jr. 
Joseph  Dorr,  Jr. 
Israel  Taylor. 
William  Barron. 

Ephraiui  Woolson. 
Samuel  Wilder. 
John  I\Iuzzy. 
Thomas  Brigdon. 

1769. 

Jan. 

Miiy 

4. 
3. 

Gardner  Chandler. 
Abel  Willard.* 

1774. 

Feb. 

3. 

Ezra  Houghton. 

LINCOLN 


1760. 

Oct. 

31. 

Samuel  Dennie.* 
William  Lithgow.* 

1763. 

Sept.   7. 
Nov.    2. 

John  Kingsbury. 
Thomas  Goldthwait.* 

Aaron  Hinckley.* 

1764. 

Jan.     4. 

Thomas  Rice.* 

John  North.* 

Jonathan  Bowman.* 

William  Cushlng.* 

May     2. 

William  Crawford. 

Patrick  Drummond. 

1760. 

Jan.     1. 

David  Fales. 

Joseph  Patten. 

Dec.  10. 

Alexander  Nichols. 

• 

James  Howard. 

1768. 

Apr.  20. 

Abraham  Preble. 

John  Stinson. 

1769. 

May     3. 

Francis  Shaw. 

1761. 

Oct. 

16. 

Samuel  Dennie.* 

Nathan  Jones. 

William  Lithgow.* 

1770. 

I\Iay     9. 

Dudley  Carleton. 

Aaron  Hinckley.* 

Jonathan  Longfellow. 

John  North.* 

1771. 

June  12. 

Jonathan  Bagley. 

William  Gushing.* 

James  McCobb. 

Jonathan  Bowman. 

Arthur  Noble. 

Patrick  Drummond. 

Sept.  12. 

Stephen  Jones. 

Joseph  Patten. 

1772. 

June  17. 

Nathaniel  Thwing. 

James  Howard. 

Nov.  25. 

Ezekiel  Pattie. 

John  Stinson. 

1773. 

Jan.     7. 

Obcd  Hussey.* 

1763. 

Feb. 

24. 

Jededlah  Preble. 

Mch.   6. 

Samuel  Jordan. 

]\Ich 

3. 

Jedediah  Preble.* 

1774. 

Feb.     3. 

William  Gardiner. 

CUMBERLAND 


1760. 


1701. 


Oct. 

31. 

John  Mlnot.* 
Jonas  Mason.* 
Ezekiel  Cushing.* 
Enoch  Freeman.* 
Sanmel  Waldo.* 
Stephen  Longfellow. 
Jacob  Iloyall. 

Nov. 

13. 

William  Simonton. 

Oct. 

16. 

John  ]\Iinot.* 
Ezekiel  Cushing.* 
Enoch  Freeman. 

1761.         Oct.    16.     Edward  MiMiken.* 
Samuel  Waldo.* 
Jonas  Mason.* 
Stephen  Longfellow.' 
Alexander  Ross.* 
William  Simonton. 
Nov.  20.     Jeremiah  Powell. 
William  Woodside. 

1764.       iKlan.      1.     Francis  Waldo. 

Mch.     7.     Solomon  Lombard.* 
David  :Mitehell. 


162 


List  op  Officers. 
Justices  of  the  Peace — Concluded. 


1764. 

Mch. 

7. 

William  Silvester. 

1771. 

June  12. 

Jonathan  Baglcy. 

William  Thompson. 

1772. 

June  17. 

Richard  King. 

1767. 

May 

0. 

Daniel  Epes. 

July  14. 

David  Wyer,  Jr. 

1768. 

Feb. 

24. 

Moses  Pierson.* 

Nov.  25. 

William  Gorham. 

Theopliilus  Bradbury. 

1773. 

Jan.     7. 

William  Allen. 

1770. 

May 

9. 

Thomas  Smith,  Jr. 

BERKSHIRE 


1761. 

June  24. 

Joseph  Dwight.* 

1766. 

June  18. 

Mark  Hopkins. 

William  Williams.* 

1767. 

July     1. 

David  IngersoU,  Jr. 

John  Ashley.* 

1770. 

May     9. 

Samuel  Todd. 

Timothy  Woodbridge.* 

Woodbridge  Little. 

Perez  Marsh. 

Joseph  Bennett. 

1764. 

Feb.     1. 

John  Chadwick. 
Daniel  Brov?n. 

1771. 

June  27. 

John  Ashley,  Jr. 
Nehemiah  Bull. 

1765. 

June  20. 

Jonathan  Hubbard. 

Jahleel  Woodbridge. 

Sept.    6. 

Elijah  Dwight. 

July     2. 

Elijah  Dwight.* 

Israel  Stoddard. 

1774. 

Feb.   10. 

Samuel  Brown,  Jr. 

List  of  Civil  Officers. 


153 


COEONERS. 


SUFFOLK. 

1692. 

May  27. 

Capt.  Edward  Willys. 

1740-1. 

Jan. 

2. 

Joseph  Leasonby. 

1699. 

Sept.    7. 

Joseph  Prout. 

7. 

James  Davenport. 

1700. 

June    7. 

John  Hubbard. 

1741. 

Aug. 

4. 

John  Adams. 

John  Fisher,  Jr. 

1741-2. 

Jan. 

15. 

EUsha  Adams. 

Samuel  Thaxter. 

1743. 

Nov. 

25. 

Nathaniel  Gill. 

1701. 

June  12. 

Capt.  Ephraim  Savage. 

1743-4. 

Mch. 

6. 

James  Blake. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Ephi-aim  Savage. 
Samuel  Thaxter. 
John  Fisher. 

John  Walley. 
John  Metcalf. 
James  Jervis. 

1715. 

Dec.    9. 

Samuel  Thaxter. 
Ephraim  Savage. 
Josiah  Fisher. 

Henry  Adams. 
Edward  Ruggles. 
John  Whitney. 

1718. 

June  27. 

Samuel  Tyley,  Jr. 
John  Holman. 
Capt.  John  Norton. 

Joseph  Leasouby. 
James  Daveuport. 
Joseph  Miller. 

1718-9. 

Feb.  26. 

Jonathan  Pollard. 

Nathaniel  Gardner. 

1720. 

Dec.  19. 

Seth  Dwight. 

Samuel  Watts,  Jr. 

1721. 

Sept.    9. 

Samuel  Thaxter. 

8. 

Thomas  Gill. 

1728. 

June  18. 

Nathaniel  Rawson. 

1744. 

Sept. 

6. 

Isaac  BuUard. 

Dec.  19. 

John  Chandler,  Jr. 

174.5-6. 

Jan. 

24. 

John  Thomas. 

Seth  Dwight. 

1747. 

Dec. 

12. 

Seth  Brewster. 

Samuel  Thaxter,  Jr. 

1749. 

Apr. 

18. 

Thomas  Cross. 

Arthur  Sa-vage. 

21. 

Ebenezer  Mann. 

James  Blake. 

1752. 

Feb. 

7. 

Increase  Sumner. 

Jonathan  Sewall. 

1753. 

Jan. 

2. 

Stephen  Kent. 

1729. 

Oct.   10. 

John  Holman. 

Joseph  Andrews. 

Nathaniel  Rawson. 

4. 

Joseph  Dean,  Jr., 

Dec.  20. 

Maj.  John  Chandler. 

1755. 

June  26. 

William  Badcock. 

1731. 

Dec.  23. 

John  Dorrell. 

Oct. 

10. 

David  Capen. 

John  Walley. 

1756. 

Sept. 

14. 

Jonathan  Collier. 

1731-2. 

Mch.  21. 

Samuel  Swift. 

1758. 

Apr. 

1. 

John  Harris. 

1732. 

July     6. 

Benjamin  Lincoln. 

May 

12. 

Robert  Pierpont. 

James  Blake. 

1759. 

Dec. 

19. 

Thomas  Dawes. 

1733. 

May    4. 

William  Young. 

John  Morey,  Jr. 

Richard  Gookin. 

1761. 

Nov. 

5. 

Nathaniel  Gardner. 

1734. 

Dec.  27. 

William  Winter. 
John  IMoorcy. 

Thomas  Crofts. 
Robert  Pierpont. 

1735. 

Apr.  19. 

Thomas  Andrews. 

Stephen  Kent. 

1736. 

June  22. 
Dec.  29. 

Henry  Adams, 
John  Metcalf,  Jr. 
Edward  Lutwyche. 

Increase  Sumner. 
Samuel  Williams. 
William  Badcock. 

1737. 

June  30. 

William  Royall. 
Jonathan  Whitney. 

David  Capen. 
Ebenezer  Mann. 

154 


List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Continued. 


1761.        Nov. 

5. 

John  Thomas. 

1703. 

Feb.  17. 

Jacob  Gould. 

Joseph  Andrews. 

July     6. 

Samuel  Watts,  Jr. 

Elisha  Adams. 

William  Oliver. 

John  Morey. 

1764. 

May  28. 

James  Robinson. 

John  Adams. 

Dec.    5. 

Elijah  Davis. 

John  Metcalf.    , 

1766. 

Mch.  12. 

James  Penniman.* 

Joseph  Dean. 

Dec.  10. 

Samuel  Holbrook. 

Jonathan  Collier. 

1767. 

Mch.  25. 

Nathaniel  Fisher. 

John  Harris. 

1768. 

Feb.  24. 

John  Brewer. 

Thomas  Dawes. 

Joseph  Vose. 

*  Ebenezer  Pope. 

Jonathan  Ware. 

Andrew  Adams. 

Apr.  11. 

William  Crafts. 

1762.        Jan. 

28. 

Thomas  Andrews. 

1769. 

July  26. 

Thomas  Penniman. 

Ezekiel  Richardson,  Jr. 

1770, 

May     9. 

Oliver  Vose. 

Samuel  Lethbridge. 

Aug.  30. 

George  Blackman. 

Feb. 

4. 

Josiah  Capen. 

1771. 

Apr.  19. 

Stephen  Whiting. 

Mch. 

4. 

Joseph  Andrews. 

Jonathan  Dean. 

11. 

Abner  Ellis. 

1773. 

Aug.  11. 

Thomas  Browne. 

Robert  Hinsdell. 

1774. 

Feb.  10. 

Lemuel  Davenport. 

Swift  Payson. 

Mch.    4. 

Caleb  Hayward. 

Aug. 

5. 

Asa  Richardson. 

ESSEX. 

1692. 

July     8. 

Timothy  LIndall. 
Tristram  Coffin. 

1729. 

Oct.   10, 

Peter  Osgood. 
Joseph  Allen, 

1697. 

Sept.    7. 

Daniel  Epps. 

Richard  Dummer, 

1700, 

June    7. 

Maj.  Francis  Wainwright. 

Dec.    5. 

Capt.  Thomas  Wade. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Tristram  Coffin. 
Daniel  Epps. 
Francis  Wainwright. 

1733. 

June  22, 

David  Parker, 
Peter  Osgood. 
Joseph  Allen. 

Oct.   23. 

Capt.  John  Browne. 

Richard  Dummer. 

1704. 

June  15. 

Francis  Wainwright. 

Thomas  Wade. 

1707. 

Apr.  15. 

Benjamin  Pierce. 

1735. 

June  27. 

Jonathan  Stephens. 

1711. 

Oct.  26. 

Maj.  Henry  Somerby. 

1735-6. 

Jan.     2. 

Ebenezer  Choat. 

1713. 

June    5. 

Nehemiah  Jewett. 

Capt.  Joshua  Hicks. 

1714. 

June  15. 

John  Newman. 

16. 

Joseph  Allen,  Jr. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

Daniel  Epps. 

Francis  Bowden.^ 

Nehemiah  Jewett. 

1737. 

June  30. 

Philemon  Dane. 

Henry  Somerby. 

Dec.  29. 

Ebenezer  Bowditch. 

John  Newman. 

Joshua  Ward. 

Richard  Travell. 

1737-8. 

Mch.    9. 

James  Pierson. 

1718. 

Apr.  16. 

Capt.  Peter  Osgood. 

1738. 

July     8. 

Enoch  Titcomb. 

June  27. 

Daniel  Appleton. 

1738-9. 

Jan,    12, 

Robert  Hooper,  Jr. 

Nov.  20. 

Capt.  Edmund  Greenleaf, 

1739. 

July     6. 

John  Lewis. 

1720. 

Dec.  19. 

Joseph  Allen, 

Robert  Herrick. 

1727. 

Dec.  26. 

Richard  Dummer. 

1740. 

July     5. 

Epes  Sergeant,  Jr. 

1729. 

Aug.  28. 

Capt.  David  Parker. 

1743. 

Oct,   27. 

Benjamin  Ives,  Jr. 

'  Of  Medway. 


In  place  of  David  Parker. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Continued. 


155 


1743. 

Nov.     3. 

Henry  Rolfe,  Jr. 

1761. 

Nov.  19. 

Job  Collins. 

1746-7. 

Jan.   14. 

Timothy  Hoyt. 

Abraham  Choate. 

1748. 

Apr.  15. 

William  Roby. 

Benjamin  Goodridge. 

1748-9. 

Jan.     4. 

Daniel  Staniibrd. 

John  Fisher,  Jr. 

1751. 

June  21. 

Henry  Herrick. 

Samuel  Ayres. 

1753. 

Jan.     4. 

Henry  Ingals. 

John  Sawyer. 

Sept.    6. 

Benjamin  Dutch. 
Daniel  Sergeant. 

Edward  Waldron. 
Abel  Greenleaf. 

11. 

Andrew  Burleigh. 

John  Cogswell. 

Robert  Harris. 

1762. 

Feb.    4. 

Thomas  Choate,  Jr. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Francis  Corbett. 

Daniel  Sargent. 

11. 

Benjamin  Woodbridge. 
John  Chipman. 
Samuel  Lee. 

WiUis  Hall. 
Thomas  Munroe. 
Thomas  Gilbert. 

June  26. 

Joshua  Ward. 

James  Richardson. 

Oct.  10. 

William  Bowles. 

Mch.  11. 

David  Pierce. 

1756. 

July     9. 

Samuel  Greenleaf. 

Apr.  21. 

Stephen  Choate. 

Sept.  14. 

Benjamin  Goodridge. 

George  Newmarsh. 

Daniel  Clark. 

1763. 

Feb.  17. 

Edmund  Bartlett. 

John  Foster,  Jr. 

July     6. 

John  Dummer. 

Jonathan  Bancroft. 

1764. 

Feb.     1. 

John  Dummer. 

David  Hale. 

Nov.     7. 

Jonathan  Bradbury. 

1758. 

Apr.     1. 

Greenfield  Hooper. 

1765. 

Jan.   16. 

Moses  Dole. 

1759. 

Dec.  19. 

Samuel  Ayres. 

1766. 

Nov.  12. 

John  Orne. 

1760. 

May  23. 

Abraham  Choat. 

1767. 

Mch.  25. 

John  Stephens. 

1761. 

Nov.  19. 

Ebenezer  Bowditch. 

1768. 

Aug.    3. 

Thomas  Mason. 

Francis  Cabot. 

1771. 

June  12. 

Jeremiah  Pearson. 

Andrew  Burleigh. 

Dec.  10. 

Thomas  West. 

Henry  Herrick. 

1772. 

June  17. 

Daniel  Edwards. 

Samuel  Goodridge. 

Aug.  26. 

Moses  True,  Jr. 

Jonathan  Bancroft. 

1773. 

Jan.     7. 

•  Epes  Sergeant,  Jr. 

Daniel  Clark. 

Mch.    2. 

John  Edwards,  Jr. 

Henry  Ingall. 

1774. 

Feb.    7. 

Benjamin  Massey. 

David  Hale. 

MIDDLESEX. 


1692. 

May 

27. 

Solomon  Phips. 

1731. 

July 

9. 

William  Wilson. 

1094-5. 

Mch. 

6. 

Jacob  Green,  Jr., 
Jonathan  Prescott. 

Moses  Boardman. 
Abraham  Williams. 

1702. 

June 

30. 

Jacob  Green,  Jr. 

1732. 

July 

0. 

Joscj)!!  Phillijis. 

Jonathan  Prescott. 

1733. 

July 

17. 

Henry  Blaisdcll. 

Oct. 

23. 

Andrew  Boardman. 

1737. 

Nov. 

10. 

Benjamin  Gold. 

1715. 

Dec. 

9. 

Andrew  Boardman. 

1738-9. 

Jan. 

12. 

Ebenezer  Goddard. 

Jonathan  Prescott. 

1741. 

Apr. 

2. 

Nathaniel  Blodget. 

1725. 

Sept. 

2. 

WiUi.-im  Wilson. 

1742. 

July 

8. 

Thomas  Munroe. 

1729. 

Oct. 

10. 

William  Wilson. 

1743. 

June 

23. 

Jonatluin  Lelaud. 

Moses  Boardman. 

Nov. 

10. 

Phinchas  Parker. 

Abraham  Williams. 

1743-4. 

Mch. 

6. 

Thomas  Valentine. 

156 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Continued. 


1743-4.    Mch.  13.     Zecheriah  Pool. 
1744.        Apr.     5.     Thomas  Sparhawk. 

Dec.  21.     Benjamin  Stone. 
1745-6.     Jan.   24.     Josiah  Richardson. 
1747.         Dec.  12.     Jonathan  Fox. 
1748-9.     Jan.     4.     John  White. 
1751.        June  21.     Timothy  Brooks. 

1753.  Sept.    6.     Jonathan  Remington. 

1754.  Jan.   25.     Ebenezer  Goddard. 

Jonathan  Leland. 

1755.  Jan.     8.     Joseph  Abee. 
11.     Samuel  Dakin. 

1750.        July     9.     Josiah  Whittemore. 

Sept.  14.     Benjamin  Easterbrook. 
1759.         Mch.    8.     Israel  Hubbard. 
1761.        Nov.  20.     Israel  Hobart. 

Benjamin  Easterbrook. 

Josiah  Richardson. 

John  Remington. 


1761.  Nov.  20.     Benjamin  Stone. 

John  White. 
Josiah  Whittemore. 
John  Stone. 
Jonas  Dix. 

1762.  Apr.  21.     Ebenezer  Pratt. 

Jonathan  Porter. 
July  29.     Aaron  Chamberlain. 

1763.  Feb.  17.     Joshua  Eaton. 

Aaron  Chamberlain. 

1764.  Mch.    7.     James  Fowle,  tertius. 
1766.         Dec.  10.     Jonathan  Haywood. 

1769.  July  12.    Isaac  Farnsworth. 

1770.  May     9.     John  Abbey. 

1771.  June  27.     Josiah  Smith. 
Dec.  10.     Abraham  Watson. 

1772.  Feb.  19.     David  Haven. 
Nov.  25.     Samuel  Pool. 


HAMPSHIRE 


1700. 

June    7. 

Peletiah  Glover. 

1735. 

June  27. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy,  Jr. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Peletiah  Glover. 

1737. 

June  30. 

Hezekiah  Wright. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy. 

1754. 

Jan.   25. 

William  Ingersoll. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Peletiah  Glover. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy,  Jr. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Robert  Harris. 

1722-3. 

Jan.     9. 

Joseph  Hawley. 

•  1756. 

Sept.  14. 

Phineas  Lyman. 

1729. 

Oct.   10. 

Joseph  Hawley. 

1761. 

June  24. 

Ebenezer  Pomroy. 

1732. 

Dec.  28. 

William  Partridge. 
Peletiah  Glover. 

Robert  Harris. 
Phineas  Lyman. 

1733. 

June  22. 

Josiah  Sheldon. 

1762. 

Mch.  25. 

Jonathan  Leland. 

1734. 

Dec.  27. 

Chris.  Jacob  Laughton. 

1764. 

Feb.     1. 

Benjamin  Day. 

1735. 

June  27. 

Thomas  Ingersol. 
Abraham  Burbank. 

1770. 

May  23. 

Josiah  Rawson. 

PLYMOUTH 


1694-5. 

Mch.    6. 

William  Clarke. 

1721-2. 

Mch. 

16. 

Charles  Little. 

1700. 

June    7. 

Nathaniel  Thomas, 
Joseph  Otis. 

Jr. 

1724. 

Dec. 

15. 

Richard  Davenport. 
John  Little. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Nathaniel  Thomas, 
Joseph  Otis. 

Jr. 

1729. 

Oct. 

10. 

Benjamin. 

Richard  Davenport. 

1702-3. 

Mch.  18. 

David  Jacobs. 

John  Little. 

1715. 

Dec.     9. 

David  Jacobs. 

David  Jacobs. 

John  Watson. 

1731. 

Aug. 

25. 

Benjamin  Warren. 

1719. 

Dec.     2. 
9. 

Thomas  Barker. 
Benjamin  Warren. 

David  Jacobs. 
John  Sparhawk. 

List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Continued. 


157 


1733. 

June  22. 

James  Arnold. 
Cornelius  White. 
Samuel  Edson. 

1762. 

Jan.   28. 

Theophilus  Cotton. 
Nathaniel  Foster. 
Seth  Bryant. 

1733-4. 

Feb.  14. 

Isaac  Lothrop,  Jr., 

Daniel  White. 

21. 

Jacob  Jacobs. 

Samuel  Barker. 

1734. 

Dec.  27. 

Benjamin  Tucker. 
John  Holman,  Jr. 

David  Jacobs. 
Peleg  Bryant. 

31. 

Nehemiah  Gushing. 

William  Sylvester. 

1735. 

June  27. 

Samuel  Barker,  Jr. 

Nathaniel  Sylvester. 

1735-6. 

Jan.     9. 

Ezekiel  Turner. 

Nehemiah  Cushing. 

1736. 

June  22. 

David  Clap. 
Joseph  Haskell. 

Thomas  Turner. 
James  Howard. 

Dec.  29. 

John  Ruggles. 

DO 

Benjamin  Tucker. 

1740. 

Dec.     5. 

Josiah  Sturtevant. 

John  Haskell. 

1743. 

Nov.  12. 

David  Clap,  Jr. 

Daniel  Willis. 

1743-4. 

Mcb.    6. 

Nathaniel  Clap. 

John  Clapp,  Jr. 

1744-5. 

Jan.    12. 

Wohn  Willis. 

Amos  Turner. 

26. 

William  Sylvester. 

Phinehas  Cushing. 

Feb.     9. 

Theophilus  Cotton. 

Increase  Clapp. 

1746. 

Aug.    9. 

Samuel  Norton. 

John  Torrey. 

1748-9. 

Jan.      4. 

Pelcg  Bryant. 

Caleb  Turner. 

11. 

Nathaniel  Foster. 

Mch.  11. 

Joshua  Stanford. 

1749. 

Aug.  18. 

Daniel  White. 

July  29. 

Jonathan  Cobb. 

1753. 

Jan.     2. 

Nathaniel  Sylvester. 

1763. 

Feb.  17. 

John  Ruggles,  Jr. 

1754. 

Jan.   25. 

Nathaniel  Foster. 

Dec.     7. 

John  Wilks. 

Samuel  Barker,  Jr. 

1764. 

Nov.    7. 

Isaac  Little. 

Apr.  19. 

Consider  Howland. 
Samuel  Norton. 

1765. 

Feb.     6. 

Josiah  Smith. 
Nathan  Howard. 

Edward  Rowland,  Jr. 

1767. 

July     1. 

Samuel  Savery. 

1755. 

Jan.     8. 

Seth  Bryant. 

1771. 

June  12. 

Moses  Inglee. 

June  26. 

John  Clap,  Jr. 

1772. 

June  19. 

Hawkes  Cushing. 

Oct.   10. 

Benjamin  Tucker. 

1773. 

Jan.   19. 

Silvanus  "Uliite. 

1756. 

Sept.  14. 

Thomas  Turner. 
Daniel  WiUis. 

Mch.    6. 

Josiah  Edson,  Jr. 

BRISTOL 


1694-5. 

Mch.    6. 

Nathaniel  Payne. 

1718. 

June 

27. 

Daniel  C.-xrpenter. 

1701. 

June  12. 

Samuel  Little. 

1724-5. 

Feb. 

18. 

Edward  Shove. 

Philip  King. 

1729. 

Oct. 

10. 

Samuel  Royal. 

Thomas  Tabor. 

Daniel  Carpenter. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Samuel  Little. 

Joseph  Mason. 

Stephen  Payne. 

1732. 

July 

7. 

John  Foster, 

1711. 

Apr.  19. 

Cli.nrlos  Church. 

John  Palmer. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Charles  Church. 
Seth  Williams. 
Constant  Church. 

1733. 

June 

22. 

Samuel  Royal. 
Comfort  Carpenter. 
John  Akin. 

1718. 

Apr.  16. 
June  27. 

William  Throop. 
Samuel  Royall. 

Samuel  Williams. 
Sylvester  Richmond,  Jr. 

158 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Continued. 


1734. 

July 

3. 

Joseph  Russell. 

1749. 

Apr. 

18. 

Elnathan  Walker. 

Dec. 

27. 

James  Willianos. 

1754. 

Jan. 

25. 

Ebenezer  Dean. 

Elnathan  Pope. 

1755. 

Jan. 

8. 

John  Soule. 

Ephraim  Leonard. 

John  Crane. 

1735-C. 

Jan. 

2. 

Zephanlah  Leonard. 

Joshua  Knowles. 

9. 

Capt.  Samuel  Cornett. 

Timothy  Bourne. 

1737. 

June 

30. 

Gersboni  Crane. 

Benjamin  Williams. 

Dec. 

29. 

Samuel  Williams,  Jr. 

1756. 

Sept 

14. 

Isaac  Hodges. 

1737-8. 

Jan. 

13. 

Josiah  Talbot. 
Joseph  Hodges. 

1759. 

Dec. 

19. 

Benjamin  Day. 
Daniel  Bailey. 

1738. 

Aug. 

12. 

Henry  Crane. 
Joseph  Read. 

17G1. 

Nov. 

24. 

David  Williams. 
Daniel  Barney. 

1740. 

Apr. 

4. 

William  Richmond. 

John  Crane. 

July 

5. 

David  Williams. 
William  Richmond. 

Ebenezer  Dean. 
Benjamin  Williams. 

Dec. 

5. 

Ezekiel  Carpentei-. 

John  Soule. 

1743. 

Nov. 

3. 

Fobes  Little. 

Isaac  Hodges. 

1743-4. 

Mcli. 

13. 

John  Palmer. 
Zephanlah  Leonard. 
Josiah  Talbot. 

Benjamin  Day. 
Daniel  Bailey. 
Nathaniel  Leonard. 

Joseph  Hodges. 

1762. 

Jan. 

28. 

Ebenezer  Dean,  Jr. 

David  Williams. 

Ablel  Perry,  Jr. 

Moses  Mendall. 

Benjamin  Williams,  Jr. 

Elijah  Dean. 

Apr. 

21. 

Caleb  Church. 

Joseph  Read. 

Joshua  Richmond. 

Nathaniel  Bos  worth. 

1763. 

Feb. 

17. 

Jonathan  Cobb. 

Daniel  Barney. 

Lemuel  Crane. 

Samuel  Lee,  Jr. 

John  IngaU. 

Benjamin  Wlldbore. 

1764. 

June 

8. 

John  Crane. 

1744. 

Aug. 

18. 

John  Crane, 

1768. 

Feb. 

24. 

Nathan  Doggett. 

1745-6. 

Feb. 

8. 

Abraham  Tucker. 

1771. 

Apr. 

16. 

Benajah  Barney. 

1747-8. 

Mch. 

1. 

Israel  Dean. 

June 

27. 

Seth  Pope. 

1748. 

Apr. 

15. 

Samuel  Tyler. 

1772. 

June 

17. 

Isaac  Greenwood. 

Nov. 

8. 

Ablel  Terry. 

1773. 

Mch. 

2. 

William  Dean. 

' 

18. 

Israel  Tupper. 

1774. 

Feb. 

7. 

James  Williams,  Jr. 

BAENSTABLE. 


1694-5. 

Mch.    6. 

Thomas  Freeman. 

1715. 

Dec. 

10. 

Ebenezer  Hawes. 

1700. 

June    7. 

Shubael  Smith. 

John  Chipman. 

Samuel  Freeman. 

1717. 

Nov. 

12. 

Samuel  Treat. 

Josias  Thatcher. 

1721-2. 

Mch. 

16. 

Ezra  Bourne. 

1702. 

June  30. 

Shubael  Smith. 

Stephen  Sklffe. 

Samuel  Freeman. 

31. 

Josiah  Knowles. 

1702-3. 

Mch.  18. 

Peter  Thatcher. 

Sept. 

9. 

Samuel  Annlbal. 

1710. 

June    8. 

Ebenezer  Ilawes. 

1727. 

Dec. 

26. 

Ezekiel  Cushlng. 

Aug.  24. 

Seth  Williams. 

1729. 

Aug. 

28. 

Jndah  Thatcher. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

Peter  Thatcher. 
Samuel  Freeman. 

Oct. 

10. 

Nathan  Bassett. 
Ezekiel  Gushing. 

List  op  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Continued. 


159 


1729. 

Oct. 

10. 

Samuel  Treat. 

1744. 

Dec.  21. 

Samuel  Bourne. 

Josiah  Knowles. 

1747. 

June  27. 

Jonathan  Bourne. 

Samuel  Annibal. 

1747-8. 

Mch.    1. 

Seth  Winslow. 

Stephen  Skiffc. 

1748. 

Nov.  18. 

Isaac  Hinckley,  Jr. 

1731. 

Aug. 

25. 

Ezekiel  Gushing. 

1751. 

Apr.  25. 

David  Sears,  Jr. 

Samuel  Treat. 

1753. 

Jan.     2. 

Barnabas  Freemen. 

Samuel  Annibal. 

Benjamin  Gorham. 

Stephen  Sklife. 

1755. 

Oct.    10. 

James  Bgurne. 

Judah  Thatcher. 

1758. 

June  22. 

Heman  Stone. 

Thomas  AVinslow. 

1759. 

Mch.    8. 

Stephen  Hallett. 

Sept. 

1. 

Ptichard  Knowles. 
John  Knowles. 
Thomas  Clark,  Jr. 
John  Davis. 

1762. 

Jan.   21. 

Benjamin  Gorham. 
Samuel  Bourne. 
Joshua  Atkins. 
James  Bourne. 

1733-4. 

Feb. 

14. 

Edward  Sturges. 
Silas  Bourne. 

Heman  Stone. 
Stephen  Hallett. 

1787. 

Nov. 

18. 

Samuel  Hallett. 

1763. 

Feb.  17. 

Samuel  Jenkins,  Jr. 

1739. 

Oct. 

5. 

Samuel  Bourne. 

1764. 

Feb.     1. 

Cornelius  Sampson. 

1740. 

Dec. 

5. 

William  Roach. 

17G5. 

Feb.     6, 

Joshua  Knowles. 

9. 

Moses  MendaU. 

Solomon  Freeman. 

1713. 

Jan. 

27. 

Joshua  Atkins. 

Winslow  Lewis. 

1743-4. 

Mch. 

6. 

Samuel  Annibal,  Jr. 
John  Sturges. 

1708. 

Nov.  30. 

James  CoveU. 

YORK. 

1694-5. 

Mch.    6. 

Jonathan  Hammond. 

1746. 

Sept.    6. 

Henry  Simpson,  Jr. 

1700. 

June    7. 

Joseph  Hammond,  Jr. 

1747. 

Sept.  11. 

William  Leighton,  Jr. 

1706. 

June    8. 

Charles  Frost. 

1749. 

Apr.  18. 

John  Davis. 

1707. 

June    5. 

Capt.  Lewis  Bane. 

June  29. 

Joseph  Pope. 

1708. 

Jsne  15. 

Lewis  Bane. 

1751. 

Apr.  25. 

Joshua  Bangs. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

Lewis  Bane. 

1753. 

Sept.  17. 

Thomas  Scale. 

1721-2. 

Mch.    9. 

Samuel  Came. 

1754. 

Jan.    25. 

Elijah  Royal. 

1729. 

June  2.5. 

Joseph  Banks. 

1756. 

July     9. 

Benjamin  Gemsh. 

Dec.  20. 

Samuel  Moody. 

1758. 

June  22. 

Jeremy  Hill. 

George  Hammond. 

1761. 

Nov.  20. 

Elihu  Gunnison. 

1731. 

July     9. 

Joseph  Banks. 
Samuel  IMoody. 

Benjamin  Gcrrish. 
Henry  Simpson. 

1733-4. 

Feb.  21. 

Jeremiah  Moulton. 

176.3. 

Feb.  17. 

John  Frost,  Jr. 

1734. 

June  28. 

Elilm  Gunnison. 

Humphrey  Chadbourne. 

Dec.  27. 

Jonathan  Prebble. 

Amlrew  Bradstreet. 

1735-6. 

Jan.     2. 

Jonas  Mason. 

1771. 

Apr.  16. 

Edward  Emerson. 

1737. 

June  30. 

Samuel  Came,  Jr. 

1774. 

Feb.    7. 

Joseph  Hobbs. 

1740. 

June  28. 

Daniel  Moulton. 

Benjamin  Staples. 

NANTUCKET. 


1708. 

June  15. 

George  Gardner. 

1731. 

June  30. 

Daniel  Bunker. 

1715. 

Dec.  13. 

Joseph  Coffin. 

1747. 

Sept.  11. 

Caleb  Bunker. 

17lN). 

Oct.   10. 

Pcleg  Bunker. 
John  Butler. 

1702. 

Aug.    5. 

Timotliy  Folger. 

160 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Continued. 


DUKES. 


1697. 

Oct.   14. 

John  Butler. 

1731. 

June  30. 

Nathan  Bassett. 

1713. 

Dec.    9. 

John  Butler. 

William  Hunt. 

13. 

Benjamin  Hawse. 

1732. 

July     7. 

Simeon  Butler. 

1716. 

June  15. 

Nathaniel  Bassett 

1734. 

July     3. 

Thomas  Daggett. 

1717. 

Nov.  12. 

Nathan  Bassett. 

1761. 

Oct.   16, 

Robert  Allen. 

1721. 

Nov.  IQ. 

John  Norton. 

Thomas  Daggett. 

WORCESTER. 


1731. 

June  30. 

James  Wilder. 

1759. 

Mch. 

8. 

Noah  Sparhawk. 

Seth  Chapin. 

1762. 

Jan. 

21. 

John  Curtis. 

Joseph  Wright. 

Josiah  Brewer. 

1733. 

June  22. 

Gershom  Rice. 

Charles  Richardson. 

1735. 

Apr.  19. 

Edward  Goddard,  Jr. 

Benjamin  Reed. 

1737. 

June  30. 

Othniel  Taylour. 

Hezekiah  Ward. 

1737-8. 

Jan.   13. 

Oliver  Wilder. 

Josiah  Wolcott. 

1738-9. 

Jan.   12. 

Samuel  Chandler. 

Joseph  Hartwell. 

1741. 

July  16. 

William  Rawson,  Jr. 

Manasseh  Stone. 

1742. 

July     8. 

Hezekiah  Ward. 

Edward  Raymond. 

1744. 

Dec.  27. 

Joseph  Wilder,  Jr. 
William  Ayres. 

Alpheus  Fletcher. 
Edward  Rawson. 

1745-6. 

Jan.  24. 

Gardner  Chandler. 

Mch. 

11. 

William  King. 

1746-7. 

Jan.  14. 

Jabez  Lyon. 

William  Richardson. 

1747. 

Dec.  12. 

Samuel  Barton. 

Apr. 

21. 

Nathaniel  Green. 

David  Wilder. 

1766. 

Feb. 

5. 

John  Black. 

1748-9. 

Jan.     4. 

John  Murray. 

1768. 

Feb. 

24. 

Samuel  Mower. 

Thomas  Hudson. 

1770. 

May 

9. 

Mark  Lincoln. 

1753. 

Sept.  17. 

Charles  Richardson. 

1771. 

Apr. 

19. 

Joseph  Craig. 

1754. 

Jan.  25. 

Benjamin  Reed,  Jr. 

1772. 

Apr. 

1. 

Nathan  Goodale. 

Edward  Goddard. 

Aug. 

26. 

Seth  Hapgood. 

Apr.  19. 

John  Caldwell. 
Obadiah  Rice. 

1773. 

Jan. 

19. 

Silas  Jones. 
Timothy  Ruggles,  Jr. 

1756. 

July     9. 

Asa  Flagg. 

1774. 

Feb. 

7. 

Gardner  Chandler. 

1759. 

Mch.    8. 

Nathaniel  Adams. 

LINCOLN 


1760. 

Oct. 

3L 

Jonathan  Preble. 

1770. 

May  23. 

Mason  Wheaton. 

1761. 

Jan. 

24. 

Abraham  Preble. 

1771. 

Apr.  19. 

Benjamin  Shute. 

Oct. 

16. 

Jonathan  Preble. 

Daniel  McFaden. 

1763. 

Sept 

7. 

Edmund  Bridge. 

1772. 

Mch.    4. 

Thomas  Boyd. 

CUMBERLAND 


1760.  Oct.   31.     Joshua  Bangs. 

Thomas  Scales. 

1761.  Oct.    16.     Thomas  Scales. 


1701.         Oct.   16.     Joshua  Bangs. 
1763.        Feb.  24.     Brice  McLeUan. 
1772.        June  17.     Peleg  Chandler. 


List  of  Civil  Officers. 
Coroners — Concluded. 


161 


BERKSHIRE 


1761.        June  24.     William  Ingersoll. 
1765.         June  20.     Israel  Dickinson. 
1771.        June  27.     William  Day. 


1771. 
1772. 
1774. 


June  27.     David  Sandford. 
June  19.     Erastus  Sergeant. 
Feb.  10.     William  Goodrich. 


162  List  of  Civil  Officers. 


NOTARIES    PUBLIC. 


Sampson  Sheaffe,  John  Higginson. 

Stephen  Sewall. 

Jolin  Valentine,  to  officiate  in  the  absence  of  Sampson  Sheaffe. 

Joseph  Valentine. 

John  Valentine  and  Nathaniel  Shannon,  for  Suffolk. 

Nathaniel  Payne,  for  Bristol ;  Stephen  Sewall,  for  Essex  ;  John  Valentine. 

Arthur  Savage. 

Joseph  Hiller. 

Joseph  Hiller  and  Samuel  Tyley  (Boston) ;  Stephen  Sewall  (.Salem) ; 
Stephen  Jaques  (Newbury)  ;  John  Dyer  (Plymouth)  ;  Ebenezer  Bren- 
ton  (Bristol)  ;  William  Pepperlll  (Kittery). 

Hiller,  Tyley,  Sewall,  Dyer  ;  also  Stephen  Jaques,  Jr.  (Newbury)  ;  William 
Throop  (Bristol)  ;  John  Newman,  Jr.  (Kittery). 

Hiller,  Tyley,  Sewall,  Jaques,  Dyer ;  also  Timothy  Fales  (Bristol)  ;  Charles 
Frost  (Kittery). 

Hiller,  Tiley,  Jaques,  Dyer,  Fales,  Frost ;  also  Mitchell  Sewall  (Salem). 

Tyley,  Sewall,  Jaques,  Dyer,  Fales,  Frost;  also  Benjamin  Rolfe  (Boston). 

Same  list,  except  Nathan  Bowen  in  place  of  Sewall  for  Salem. 

Tyley,  Rolfe,  Sewall,  Jaques,  Fales,  Frost ;  also  John  Spaxhawk  (Plymouth). 

Tyley,  Rolfe,  Sewall,  Fales,  Frost ;  also  Ebenezer  Choate  (Newbury)  ; 
Samuel  Bartlett  (Plymouth). 

Same  list,  adding  Richard  Dana  (Salem  and  Marblehead). 

Tyley,  Rolfe,  Sewall,  Dana,  Choat,  Fales  ;  also  John  Winslow  (Plymouth)  ; 
Richard  Cutt,  Jr.  (Kittery). 

Same,  adding  Samuel  Sturgis,  Jr.  (Barnstable). 

Tyley,  Rolfe,  Sewall,  Choat,  WInslow,  Sturgis,  Cutt ;  also  Nathan  Bowen 
(Salem)  ;  Stephen  Payne  (Bristol)  ;  Moses  Pierson  (Falmouth). 

Same  list,  adding  Joseph  Allen,  Jr.  (Gloucester). 

Samuel  Tyley,  Samuel  Gerrish  (Boston)  ;  IMItchell  Sewall,  Nathan  Bowen, 
Daniel  WItham  (Salem)  ;  Charles  Pierce  (Newbury)  ;  Edward  WInslow 
(Plymouth)  ;  John  Sturgis  (Barnstable) ;  Stephen  Paine  (Bristol) ; 
Richard  Cutt  (Kittery)  ;  Samuel  Moody  (Falmouth)  ;  Daniel*  Bunker 
(Nantucket). 
17-il.  June  31.  Tyley,  Sewall,  Bowen,  WItham,  Pierce,  Sturgis,  Paine,  Bunker ;  also 
Ezeklel  Goldthwaite  (Boston)  ;  James  Hovey  (Plymouth)  ;  Jabez  Fox 
(Falmouth), 
1747.  June  24.  Ezeklel  Goldthwaite  and  Samuel  Holbrook  (Boston)  ;  Mitchell  Sewall, 
John  Chlpman,  Jr.,  William  Parsons  and  William  Atkins  (Salem); 
Edward  Winslow  (Plymouth)  ;  Solomon  Otis  (Barnstable)  ;  Ellhu  Gun- 
nison, Jr.  (Kittery)  ;  Daniel  Moulton  (York)  ;  John  Norton  (Edgar- 
town)  ;  John  Bunker  (Nantucket). 

1749.  June  22.     Same  list,  with  James  Jeffry  in  the  room  of  Sewall  (SaJem) ;    adding 

Enoch  Freeman  (Falmouth). 

1750.  June  20.     Goldthwaite  Holbrook,  Jeffries,  Chlpman,  Atkins,  Winslow,  Otis,  Gunnison, 

Moulton,  Norton  and  Bunker,  adding  Daniel  WItham  (Gloucester)  and 
Stephen  Longfellow  (Falmouth). 


1692. 

July  21. 

1696. 

June  4. 

1698. 

June  3. 

1699. 

July  25. 

1712. 

Oct.  24. 

1715. 

Dec.  10. 

1719. 

June  27. 

Nov.  25. 

June  — . 

1724. 

June  12. 

1725. 

June  15. 

1726. 

June  21. 

1727. 

June  28. 

1728. 

June  12. 

1731. 

Jan.   5. 

1732. 

July  4. 

1733. 

June  21. 

1734. 

June  13. 

1735. 

June  18. 

1736. 

June  22. 

1737. 

July  5. 

1740. 

July  2. 

List  of  Civil  Officers.  163 

Notaries  Public — Concluded. 

Same  list. 

Same  list. 

Same  list,  dropping  Holbrook  and  adding  Ezekiel  Price  (Boston). 

Same  list,  adding  Charles  Chauncey,  Jr.  (Kittery),  in  place  of  Gunnison. 

Goldthwait,  Price,  Atkins,    Chipman,   Witbam,  Winslow,  Otis,  Moulton, 

Chauncey,   Longfellow,   Norton   and   Bunker ;    adding    John    Nutting 

(Newbury),  in  place  of  Jeffries. 
Same  list,  adding  Thomas  Foster,  Jr.  (Plymouth),  in  place  of  Winslow. 
Same  list,  with  Edward  Winslow  (Plymouth),  in  place  of  Foster. 
Goldthwait,  Price,  Nutting,  Chipman,   Atkins,   AVInslow,    Otis,   Moulton, 

Chauncey,  Longfellow,  Norton  and  Bunker. 
Same  list,  adding  Daniel  Witham  (Gloucester),  and  Obed  Husscy  (Nan- 
tucket), in  place  of  Bunker. 
Same  list,  adding  also  Thomas  Gilbert  and  Elisha  Tobey  (Bristol)  ;  John 

Wheelwright  (Wells)  ;  and  Thomas  Moulton  (Lincoln). 
Goldthwait,  Price,  Nutting,    Chipman,   Witham,   Atkins,   Winslow,  Otis, 

Gilbert,  Tobey,  D.  Moulton,  Chauncey,  Longfellow,  Norton,  T.  Moulton, 

Ilussey. 
Same  list,  adding  Henry  AUine,  Jr.  (Boston),  in  place  of  Price. 
Same  list,  adding  Samuel  Sawyer  (Ipswich)  ;  Thomas  Smith  (Falmouth)  ; 

John  Wheelwright  (Wells). 

1766.  Feb.  11.     Goldthwait,  Alline,  Nutting,  Sawyer,  Chipman,  Atkins,  Witham,  Winslow, 

Otis,  Smith,  Gilbert,  Tobey,  Norton,  Ilussey,  D.  Moulton,  Chauncey, 
Wheelwright,  Longfellow,  T.  Moulton. 

1767.  Feb.  12.     Same  list,  adding  John  Pease,  Jr.  (Edgartown). 

1768.  Feb.  11.     Same  list,  adding  also  Nathaniel  Gorham  (Charlestown). 

1770.  Mch.  30.     Dudson  Kilcup  (Boston)  ;  Alline,  Nutting,  Sawyer,  Thomas  King  (Marljlc- 

head)  ;  Atkins,  Witham,  Gorham,  Ephraim  Spooner  (Plymouth)  ;  Otis, 
Joseph  Parker  CFalmouth)  ;  Jerathmeel  Bowers  (Bristol)  ;  Tobey,  Pease, 
Stephen  Hussey  (Nantucket) ;  D.  Moulton,  Chauncey,  Wheelwright, 
Jonathan  Webb  (Falmouth)  ;  T.  Moulton. 

1771.  April  11.     Same  list;  Thomas  Bragdon  (York),  in  place  of  Daniel  ]\Ioulton. 

1772.  April  17.     Same  list,  with  D.   Moulton  (York),  for  Bragdon,  and  adding  Winslow 

Lewis  (Falmouth). 

1773.  Jan.  28.     Kilcup,  Alline,  Nutting,   Sawyer,  King,  Atkins,  Witham,  Gorham,  Otis, 

Parker,  Lewis,  Joseph  Doane  (Chatham)  ;  Bowers,  Tobey,  Pease,  Hus- 
sey, D.  Moulton,  Chauncey,  Wheelwright,  Webb,  T.  Moulton. 

1774.  Feb.     3.     Same  list,  adding  Ephraim  Sj)Ooner  (Plymoutli),  and  Theophilus  Parsons 

(Falmouth),  in  place  of  Webb. 


1751. 

June  20. 

1752. 

June  3. 

1753. 

June  19. 

1754. 

Dec.  24. 

1755. 

Dec.  17. 

1756. 

June  4. 

1757. 

June  8. 

1760. 

Feb.  1. 

1761. 

Jan.  8. 

1762. 

Feb.  4. 

1763. 

Jan.  27. 

1764. 

Jan.  18. 

1765. 

Jan.  13. 

INDEX     NO.    I. 


[Containing  all  the  names  in  the  preceding  pages,  excepting  those  of  Justices  of  the  Peace 
and  of  Coroners  which  are  separably  indexed.] 


Adams,  11,  65. 

Addington,  26,  27,31,  44,  46,47, 

48,  49,  50,  77,  80. 
Albro,  30. 
Alcot,  45,  57. 
Alden,  36,  37,  38,  39,  40. 
Aldersey,  11,  19. 
Alford,  54,  55. 

Allen,  32,  45,  57,  115,  116,  117. 
Allerton,  37. 
Allvn,  30, 105. 
Almy,  71,  73,  100,  101. 
Andros,  18,  30,  31. 
Appleton,  26,  45,  47,  48,  49,  50, 

51,  52,  82,  83,  84,  86. 
Arnold,  30,  95,  97. 
Ashley,  91,  123. 
Asliiirst,  34. 
Athearu,  117. 
Atherton,  23,  27. 
Atwood.  36,  37. 
Austin,  65. 

Bacon,  39,  104. 

Bane,  75. 

Bant,  72. 

Barker,  97. 

Barnes,  32. 

Bassett,  98,  103,  105,  106,  117. 

Baxter,  31,  104,  113. 

Bayard,  31. 

Belcher,  31,  43,  47,  48,  49,50,51, 

52,  53,  62,  65,  80. 
Bellingham,  16,  17,  19,  21,  22, 

23,  24. 
Bellomont,  43. 
Bernard,  43. 

Berrv,  55,  56,  57,  58,  72,  83,  86. 
Bill,'56. 

Blagrove,  100,  102. 
Boardman,  88,  90. 
Bond,  31,  66,  89. 
Bourne,  52,  53, 54,  55,  56,  57, 58, 

59,  60,  61,  72,  73,  76,  84,  104, 

105,  106,  113. 
Boutineau,  64. 

Bo wdoin,  57 .  58,  60, 6 1 ,  62. 63,  65. 
Bowen,  101. 
Bowers,  65. 
Bowiuan,  120. 
Buvdell,  80. 
Bradbury,  01,  62,  63. 


Bradford,  28,  29,  30,  35,  36,  37, 

38,  39,  40,  45,  46,  47,  58,  59, 

60,  61,  62,  64,  95,  97,  101. 
Bradstreet,  17,  18,  21,  22,  23, 24, 

25,  26,  28,  30,  31,  34,  45. 
Brattle,  59,  60,  61,  62,  63,  65, 73, 

77,  124. 
Brenton,  99,  102. 
Brewer,  71. 
Bridges,  22,  23,  27. 
Brock,  113. 
Brockholst,  31. 
Bromfield,  48,  49,  50,  51,  52. 
Brousden,  72. 
Browne,   11,  26,  28,  31,  37,   38, 

39,  40,  46,  47,  48,  49,  50,  51, 

52,  53,  54,  56,  57,  64,  70,  7^, 
75,  82,  83,  84,  99. 

Bryant,  120. 

Bulkeley,  25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34. 

Bunker,  112,  113,  114. 

Burchstead,  65. 

Burgess,  43. 

Burnet,  43. 

Burrill,  51,  52,  53,  54,  55,  56, 57, 

58,  66,  71,  72,  83,  84. 
Bvfield,  47,  48,  50,  51,  52,  53,64, 
'  65,66,71,  72,78.99,102,125. 
Came,  55,  50,  108,  109. 
Campbell,  79. 
Carver,  35. 
Cary,  89,  102. 
Chadbourne,  63. 
Chamberlain,  32,  33. 
Chambers,  53,  54,  87. 
Cliampernoon,  30. 
Chandler,  53,  54.  57,  58,  59,  60, 

61,  62,  73,  118,  119. 
Checkley,  75,  79,  124. 
Cheever,  33,  57,  58,  59,  60,  73. 
Chipman,  115. 

Clioate.  01,  62,  83,  84,  86. 
Cliurch.  49.  64,  99,  100,  101, 120. 
Chip]),  96,  97. 
Clarke,  25,  27.  30.  36,  .50,  51,  52, 

53,  54,  ')'),  04,  65,  66,  71. 
Coddingtou.  19,  21. 

Coffin.  54,  75,  78,  84,  112,  113, 

114, 115.  116. 
CoggesluiU.  30. 
Collier,  28,  37,  38,  39. 


Conant,  11. 

Converse,  66,  125. 

Cooke,  26,  27,  31,  34,  46,  47,  50, 

51,  52,  53,  64,  66,  67,  68,  75, 
78,  80. 

Cooper,  81. 

Corwin,  45,  46. 47,  48.  49,  50,  64, 

68,  75,  82,  85,  80, 125. 
Cotton,  81,96,97,  98, 105. 
Cradock, 11. 

Croade,  86,  97. 

Crocker,  104,  105. 

Cudworth,  28,  29,36, 39,  40. 

Curtis,  89,  110. 

Cushing,  48,  49,  50,  51,  52,  53, 
54,  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61, 
63,  66,  67,  69,  70,  71.  72,  73, 
76,  83,  95,  96,  98,  105,  113, 
120,  121. 

Cutt,  59,  60,  61.  110. 

Dantorth.  17,  18,  23,  24,  25,  26, 
28,  29.  31,  46,  47,  56,  57,  58, 
59,  60,  61,  62,  63,  64,  68,  73, 
75,  79,  88,  89,  90,  120. 

Davenport,  50,  51,  52,  53,54,55, 

69,  71,  72. 
Davis,  45,  46,  99.  105. 
Daw.  25,  26,  33. 

Denison,  23. 24, 25, 26,  27,  28,  85. 

Dennie.  120. 

Derby,  63. 

Dexter.  62,  ij^,  65. 

Doane,  105. 

Donnell,  45,  46.  47,  107. 

Dowse,  51, 52,  .53,  54. 87.  89. 

Dudley,  16,  18,  21.  22,23,  25,  26, 
2S,'29,  30.  32,  43,  44,  51.  .52, 
53,  53,  .54.  56.  57,  64,  65,  66, 
67,69,71,72,77,78.  79.  124. 

Dummer,  19,  21,  31,  43,  44,  51, 

52,  56.  65.  77,  89. 
Duncan,  34. 

Dwigl.t.  57,  .58,66,91, 92, 94, 118, 

119.  123. 
Dyer.  32.  79. 
Eaton,  11. 
Edson.  64,  97.  105. 
Endecott,  11,  16,  20,  21,  22,  23, 

24.  28. 
EiH's,  49,  .52.  53,  .54,  .55,  04,  65. 
Erviug,  59,  60,  61,  62,  03,  64. 


166 


Index. 


Kstwick,  32,  33. 

Kyrc,  31. 

Fairfield,  CG,  67. 

FalcH,  101. 

Farlt^y,  65. 

Ffssnulcn,  00. 

Fislicr,  26,  27. 

Fitcli,  50,  51,  52,  58,  54,  55,  71, 

73. 
Flaffff,  119. 
Fletcher,  89. 
Flint,  22,  23. 
Fluclver,  44,  61,  62,  64. 
Flvnt.  20. 
Fo'lfrer,  114. 
Foster,  31,  45,  46,  47,  48,  49,  65, 

74,  77, 88, 89, 96,  97,  105. 
Fowle,  84. 
Fox,  59. 
Foxcroft,  11,  54,  55,  56,  57,  58, 

59,  60,  79,  87,  89,  90. 
Fove,  45,  56,  57,  58. 
Freeman,  37,  39,40,  56, 103, 105, 

121,122. 
Frizell,  72. 
Frost,  46,  51, 52, 73, 75,  107, 108, 

109,  110. 111. 
Frve,  84,  86. 
Fulliam,  79,  87. 
Gao-..,  44. 
Gallop,  101. 

Gardner,  32,  75,  112, 113,  114. 
Gayer,  75. 
Geare,  112. 
Gedney,  26,  30,  31, 45, 46, 75,  82, 

84, '85,  86. 
Gerrisli,  54,  55,  63,  65,  108,  109, 

111. 
Gibbons,  23. 
Gibbs,  83. 
Gilbert,  101. 
Glover,  23. 
Goddard,  55,  65. 
Godfrey,  101. 
Goffe,  11,  71,  89. 
Goldtliwaite,  120. 
Gookin,  23,  24,  25, 26,  79.  89, 119. 
Gorliam,  56,  57,   76,   103,   104, 

105,  106. 
Gowen,  63,  109. 
Gray,  45,  61,  62,  63,64,  110. 
Greaves,  69,  72,  79,  87,  88,  89. 
Greene,  30,  32,  34,  64,  79. 
Greenleaf,  56,  57,  58,  59,  63,  65, 

73.  79,  84. 
Gridley.  124. 
Guild,  71. 
Gunnison.  108,  110. 
Hale,  85. 
Hall,  63,  79. 
Hallowav,  71. 
Hammond,  33,  47,  48.  51,  52,  53, 

54,  64,  75,  107,  108.  110,  111. 
Hancock,  60,  61,  63,  65. 
Harlakenden,  21. 
Hartwell,  118, 119. 
Harwood,  19. 
Hastings,  93. 
Hatch.  65,  78,  79. 
Hatherly,  28, 36,  37, 38. 


Uathorne,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  31, 
45,  46,  47,  48,  49,  68,  75,  82, 

Hawley,  32,65,  91. 

Hayman,  45,  48,  64,  87. 

Ilaynes,  10,  21. 

Hedge,  106. 

Henshaw,  63,  65. 

Hibbens,  22,  23,  34. 

Higginson,  47,  48.  49,  50,  51, 75, 
82,  84,  86,  89. 

Hill,  27,  57,  58,  59,  60, 61,  62, 75, 
'107,108,109,110,111. 

Hinckes,  30,  33. 

Hinckley,  28,  29 ,  30,  35,  36,  38, 
39,  40,  45,  105,  120. 

Hitchcock,  93. 

Hobson,  63,  66,  67. 

Holman,  97. 

Holyoke,  32. 

Hooke,  32,  46,  75,  107.      . 

Hooper,  60,  64. 

Hopkins,  37. 

Hough,  21. 

Howard,  120. 

Rowland,  37. 

Hubbard,  27.  56,  57,  60,  61,  62, 

63,  67,  69,  72,  73,  100,  101, 
102. 

Hull,  19,  26. 

Humfrey,  11,  16,  21.  22,  34,  63. 

Hunt,  48,  49,  64, 113. 

Hussey,  113. 

Hutchins,  11. 

Hutchinson,  26,  31, 43.  44,45,  46, 
47,  48,  49,  50,  51,  52,  53,  54, 
55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61,  62, 

64,  66,  70,  71,  72,  73,  75,  77, 
78,  79,  SO,  89.  125. 

Jeffries,  55.  56,  57,  73. 

Jenuey,  37. 

Jennison,  118. 

Jewitt,  66. 

Johnson,  11,  21,  26,  31, 

Joyliffe.  31,  45. 

Kent,  84. 

Kirke,  17. 

Kneeland,  90, 

Langdoh, 71. 

Lawrence,  88,  89. 

Lechmere,  64. 

Lee,  64,  73,  74,  88,  89. 

Legg,  48,  77. 

Leighton,  110. 

Leonard,  57,  58,  59,  60,   61,  62, 

G3,  64,  65,  99,  100,  101.  102. 
Leverett,  17,  24,  25,  27,  28,  29, 

48,49,66,68,71,90. 
Lewis,  54.  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  72. 
Lincoln,  59,  60,  61,  62,  73,  79. 
Lindall,  53,  54,  66,  67,  83. 
Lithgow,  120. 
Little,  57,  65,  95,  97. 
Livermore,  89. 
Lombard,  120,  121. 
Longfellow,  122; 
Loring,  64. 
Lothrop,  30,  40,  45, 47,  54,  55,  95, 

96,97,103,104,105,106,113, 

116. 
Ludlow,  16,  21. 


Lusher,  24. 
Lyde,  77. 

Lynde,  31,  33,  45,  46,  47,  48,  49, 
50,  51,  52,  53,  54,  55,  56,  57, 

58,  59,  60,  61,  62,  68,  69,  71, 
72,  73,  77,  83,  84,  86,  87. 

McCobb,  120. 

Mackintosh,  99. 

Manning,  32. 

Marion,  80. 

Marsh,  123. 

Marshfield,  32,  93. 

Marston,  72, 83, 85. 

Mason,  45,  121. 

Mather,  34,  93. 

Mayhew,  65,  75,76, 113, 115, 116, 

117. 
Middlecott,  45. 
Milliken,  121. 

Minot,  58,  59,  60, 65,  79, 121. 
Mitchelson,  34. 
Moody,  108, 109,  110. 
Morton,  36, 95. 
Moulton,  55,  56,  57,' 58,  108, 109, 

110,  111. 
Murray,  64,  119. 
Neal,  3'2. 
Nelson,  31. 
Newberry,  30. 
Newton,"75,  124. 
Nicbolson,  30. 
Nordeu,  49,50,  51,52,  71. 
North,  120. 

Norton,  34,  65,  115,  116,  117. 
Nowell,  11, 18, 19,  21, 22,  23, 26, 

29,  32,  34. 
Noves,  49,  50,  51,|52,  53,  64,  82. 
Oakes,  34,  64,  66,  67. 
Oliver,  31,  44,  50,  52,  53,  54,  58, 

59,  60,  61,  62,  64,  66,  70,  73, 
77,  84,  96. 

Osborne,  54, 55,  56,  57,  58, 59,  60, 

61. 
Otis,  49,  50,  51,  52, 53, 58,  59, 61, 

62,  63,  65, 67, 76, 95, 103, 104, 
106,  124. 

Overing,  124. 

Page,  32. 

Paine,  48,  49,  50,  51,  52,  61,  62, 
64,65,74,79,80,81,99,100, 
101,102,103,119,125.    . 

Palmer,  31,  52,  53,  54,  55,64.  77, 

Parker,  31,  103. 
Parsons,  76,  91. 
Partridge,  82,  47,  48,  49,  50,  51, 

52,  76,  91,  98,  94. 
Pearson,  121, 122. 
Peck  99. 

Peirce,  31,  46,  47,  48,  82. 
Pelham,  22,  28. 
Pemberton,  72. 
Peuhallow,  109. 
Penn,  34. 
Pepperrell,  53,  54,  55,  56,  57,  58, 

59,  60,  64,  75, 107, 108. 
Perry,  11. 
Peter,  84. 
Phillips,  31. 45, 46, 47.'48,  49, 50, 

63,  65,  87,  89. 


Index. 


167 


Phillipse,  31. 

Phips,  43, 44,  52,  53,  54,  89,  90. 

Pickman,  59,  00,  83. 

Pike,  26,  31,45,46. 

Pits,  62, 63. 

Plaisted,  48, 49, 50,  GO,  61, 75,111. 

Pocock,  34. 

Pollard,  79. 

Pomerov,  55,  92,  93. 

Porter,  59,  60,  91,  92,  93. 

Povey,  44. 

Powell,  62,63,  64,  121. 

Pownall,  43. 

Preble,  63,  107,  108^  110. 

Prence,  28,  29,  35,  36,  37,  38. 

Prescott,  65,  72,  89. 

Purchase,  20,  26. 

Pynclion,  11,  19,  21,  22,  23,  24, 
25,  26,  30,  46,  47,  50,  51,  58, 
59,60,61,73,76,91,92,93,94. 

QuJncy,  31,  50,  51,  52,  53,  54,  55, 
56,57,  58,59,  65,  66,i67,  69, 

71,  79,  125. 
Randolph,  18,  33. 
Rawson,  18. 

Reed,  56,  57,  78,  79,  124. 
Reminfrion,  53, 54,  55, 56,  69,  71, 

72,  87,  90. 
Rice,  119,  120. 

Richards,  26,  27,   31,  83,  34,  45, 

46,  68,  73,  75. 
Richmond,  102. 
Robinson,  105. 
Rogers,  84,  86. 

Ropes,  61,  62.  70, 73,  84,  86, 120. 
Ross,  120,  121. 
Rossiter,  21. 

Royall,  59,  60,  61,  62,  63,  64,  65. 
Ruchbrock,  76. 
Ruffgles,  61.  64,  67,  118, 120. 
Russell,  19,  23,  24,  25,  26,27,31, 

45,  46,  47,  48,  49,  56,  57,  58, 

59,  60,  61.  62,  63,  64,  70,  73, 

87,  88,  90,  105,  106,  125. 
Baffin,  27,  46,  47,  64,  68,  99. 
Sultonstall,  11,  21,  22,  24,  25.  26, 

30,  31,  45,  46,  57,  69,  73,  74, 

82,  85. 
Sanford,  30. 
Sarson,  117. 
Saunders,  63,  65. 
Savage,  26.  27.  89. 
Sawyer,  73,  HO. 
Sayer,  109,  110. 
Say  ward.  111. 
Scottow,  32,  33. 
Sergeant,  31,  45,  46,  47,  48,  49, 

64,  75,  77,  84. 


Sever,  62,  63,  96,  97. 
Sewall,  26,  32,  45,  46,  47,48,  49, 
50,  51,  52.  53,  59.  60,  68,  69, 

71,  73,  75,  80,  86,  111,  124, 
125. 

Sharpe,21. 

Shirley,  43, 80. 

Shrimpton,  30,  31,  46. 

Shute,  43,  72. 

Simpson.  64. 

Skiffe.  75,  103,  115,  117. 

Smith,  20.  30,  31,  40,  75,  104, 

110,  116,  117. 
Soutlier,  36. 

Southworth.  28,  36,  38,  39,  40. 
Sparhawk,  60,  61,  62,  63,  65,  73, 

109. 
Sparrow,  103. 
Spooner,  63.  65. 
Sprague,  31.  36. 
Standish,  36,  37,  88. 
Steele,  118,  119. 
Stockbridge.  97,  122. 
Stoddard,  48,  52,  53,  55,  56,  57, 

64,  65,  69,  76,  78,  79,  91,  92, 

93,  94,  123. 
Stone,  54,  55,  106. 
Storer,  110. 
Stoughton,  18,  21,  22.  24,  25,  26, 

28,  29,  31,  33,  34,  43,  44,  46, 
47,  68,  75,  80. 
Sturgis.  105. 
Sumner,  116. 
Swan.  90. 

Svraonds.  17,  22,  23,  24,  25. 
Taller,  43,  44,  45,  49,  50,  51,  52, 

53,  54, 125. 
Tasker,  83. 
Thatcher,  40,  46,  47, 54, 103, 104, 

113,  116. 
Thaxter.  51,  52,  53,   54,  55,  56, 

72,  97, 113. 

Thomas,  37,  88, 46, 47, 64. 68, 76, 

95,  98,  105. 
Thompson,  105. 
Tliroop.  65. 

Tilton,  26,  91,  116,  117. 
Tobey,  101. 
TowAsend,  31,  47,  48,  49,  50,  51, 

52,  53,  64,  66,  71,  77,  89,  125. 
Treat,  30. 

Trowbridge,  61,  62,  70,  124. 
Tufts,  89. 
Tupper,  114. 

Turner,  52,  53,  54,  55,  56. 
Tyler,  61,62,63. 
Tyng.  19,  24,  25,  26,  30.  32,  87, 

88,  89,  122. 


Usher,  19,  30,  32. 

Van  Courtlandt,  31. 

Vane,  16,  21. 

Vassal),  11,  21,  64,  78. 

Venn,  11. 

Vyall,  100. 

Wadswoi-th,  54,  55,  95. 

Wainright,  88,  84,  85. 

Waldo,  57,  00,  122. 

Waldron,  27,  H8. 

Wallev,  30,  40, 45,  46, 47.  48,  49, 

68."l25. 
Ward.  63,  65,  87,  118,  119. 
Warren,  76,  95,  97,  98. 
Washborne,  18. 
Waterhouse.  31. 
Watson,  64. 

Watts,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61,  67,  78. 
Wayt,  27. 
Welde,  34. 

Welles,  55,  56,  58,  78,  89. 
Wendell,  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60, 

89. 
West,  18. 
Wliarton,  30. 
Wlleel\^Tight,  46,  47,  49,  50.  51, 

52, 53,  54,  57,  58,  59,  75,  107, 

108, 111. 
Whitcomb,  11,  63. 
White,  62.  65.  67,  73, 120. 
Wiggin,  23,  24. 
Wilder,  55,  56,  57, 58,  59, 65,  72, 

118,  119. 
Willard,  23,  24,  25,  55,  56,  57, 

58,  59,  64,  80, 118.  ^ 
Willctt,  38,  39. 
Williams,  54,  55,  56,  60,  61,  62, 

64,  72,  79, 92,  93, 94, 100, 101, 

123. 
Willis,  101. 

Will.mgliby,  16,  17,  23,  24. 
Winchcomb,  32. 
Winslow,  28.  29.  35.  37.   38,  39, 

48,  49,  50.  51,  52,  53,  54.  55, 

64,  71,  78,  79,  95,  96,  97,  98, 

104,  105,  113. 
Winthrop,  11, 16,  21,  22.  28,80, 

31,  34.  45.  46.  47,  48.  49,  50, 

51.  52,  53,  54,  63,  64,  68,  72, 

75,  77,  78. 
Wolcott,  71.  83. 
Woodhridge.  26,  63,  64, 123. 
Woodbury,  101. 
Wortli.  112,  116,  117. 
^Vorthingtou,  62,  64. 
Wright.  11. 
Yeauians,  72. 
Young,  31. 


INDEX    No.    II 


[Containing  the  names,  of  Justices  oftlie  Peace  and  of  Coroners.'] 


Note.  The  reader  must  bear  in  mind  the  fact  that  the  mode  of  spelling  surnames  has  varied  within  the  last  two 
centuries,  and  he  must  therefore  look  under  all  possible  variations,  which  do  not  atiect  the  sound  of  any  given  name. 
The  index  has  been  prepared  with  the  idea  of  arranging  all  similar  names  under  one  head.  Thus,  no  attention  is 
given  to  such  variations  as  :  Allen  —  Alliu  ;  Corwin  —  Curwin  :  Payne  —  Paine  ;  More  -^  Moor ;  Welles  —  Wells  ;  Ser- 
geant—  Sargent;  Pierson  —  Pearson;  Bolles  —  Bowles.  A  distinction  is  made  in  Gardiner  and  Gardner,  Bowdoin 
and  Bowdeu,  where  the  correct  pronunciation  marks  a  ditfereuce  in  the  names.  Names  of  course  are  often  repeated 
on  a  page. 


Abbey,  156. 
Abbot,  131. 
Adams,  128,  129,  131,  153/154, 

160. 
Aiken,  144,.  157. 
Alden,  141,  143. 
Alford,  127.  128, 136. 
Allen,  127, 138, 134,135, 143, 149, 

152,  154,  160. 
Alleyn,  131,  163. 
Almy,  143. 
Andrews,  153, 154. 
Anuibal,  158,  159. 
Appleton,  132,  133,  135,  154. 
Apthorp,  139. 
Arnold,  140,  141,  157. 
Ashley,  139,  140, 150,  153. 
Athearne,  135,  149. 
Atherton,  150. 
Atkins,  139,  133,  134,  135,  159, 

163. 
Auchmutv,  131. 
Austin,  130. 
Avery,  131. 
Ayres,  150,  155, 160. 
Bacon,  145,  146. 
Badcock,  153. 
Bag-ley,  133,  133,  134,  135,  151, 

153. 
Baily,  136,  133,  158. 
Baker,  133,  150. 
Baldwin,  139. 
Ballantine,  127,  128. 
Balstoue,  128,  130. 
Bancroft,  189, 155. 
Bane,  147,  148,  159. 
Bangs,  159,  160. 
Barker,  131,  135,  141,  156,  157. 
Barnard,  183,  134,  139,  150. 
Barns,  138. 
Barney,  158. 

Bartlett,  141, 143,  155,  163. 
Barton,  133, 135,  160. 
Barrett,  131. 
Baron,  151. 


Bassett,  145,  158,  160. 

Bjixter,  145. 

Belcher,  138,  130. 

Benjamin,  156. 

Bennett,  153. 

Bernard,  131. 

Berry,  133,  133. 

Bethune,  128,  130,  131. 

Beton,  138. 

Bill,  127,  138. 

Billing,  140. 

Bird,  128. 

Bisby,  141. 

Black,  160. 

Blackman,  154. 

Blagroye,  143. 

Blaisdell,  155. 

Blake,  153. 

Blanchard,  137. 

Blaney,  133,  134,  135. 

Bliss,  189,  140,  151. 

Blodgett,  155. 

Boardman,  137,  138, 155. 

Bolles,  127,  128,  155. 

Bond,  135,  136,  137. 

Borland,  128,  130,  131,  138. 

Bosworth,  158. 

Bourn,  127,  139,  130,   184,   141, 

144,  145,  146,  158, 159. 
Boutineau,  139. 
Bowden,  154. 

Bowditch,  184,  135,  154,  155. 
Bowdoin,  138,  129, 131. 
Bowen,  135, 143, 144, 162. 
Bowers,  185,  144,  168. 
Bott-man,  136, 187,  138, 151. 
Boyd,  160.. 

Bo^lston,  138,  129, 130. 
Bradbury,  133, 133, 147, 148, 153, 

155 
Bradford,  141,  143,  143,  144. 
Bradstreet,  182,  159. 
Bragdon,  147,  148. 
Brattle,  126,  133,  136,  137,  139. 
Bremer,  137. 


Brenton,  126,  142,  163. 

Brett,  140. 

Brewer,  150,  154,  160. 

Brewster,  153. 

Bridge,  160. 

Brigdon,  150. 

Brigham,  138,  140,  151. 

Brightman,  144. 

Brinley,  138,  130. 

Brock,  148. 

Bromfield,  136,  137,  151. 

Brooks,  137,  138. 

Brown,  137,  139,  132,  133,  134, 

135,  136,  137,  138,  141,  142, 

143, 144,  152, 154. 
Bryant,  136,  141,  143,  157. 
Buckman,  137. 
Buckminster,  136,  137,  138. 
Bulfinch,  131. 
Bull,  152. 
Bullard,  153. 
Bullock,  144. 
Bulman,  147. 
Bunker,  148,  159,  162. 
Burbank,  140,  156. 
Burleigh,  138, 134, 155. 
Burrili,  137, 132, 135. 
Burt,  140. 

Butler,  149,  159,  160. 
By  field,  137. 
Cabot,  135,  155. 
Caldwell,  150,  160. 
Calef,  135,  148. 
Came,  146,  147,  159. 
Campbell,  137,  150. 
Can  ad  y,  144. 
Capen,  153,  154. 
Cargill,  147. 
Carlton,  151. 
Carperter,  144,  157,  158. 
Carter,  135. 
Cary,  136, 137,  138. 
Cawley,  133,  133. 
Chadbourne,  147,  148,  159. 
Chadwick,  152. 


Index. 


169 


Chamberlain,  15G. 
Chambers,  127,  136,  137. 
Chandler,  12G,  127, 149, 150, 151, 

153,  160. 
Chapin,  126,  IGO. 
Chapman,  149. 
Chardon,   129. 
Chauncv,  140,  148,  163. 
Checkly,  126,  127,  128. 
Cheever,  128,  135,  137,  138,  139. 
Chipman,  135, 149, 155, 158, 162. 
Choate,  133,  134,  154,  155,  162. 
Church,  142,  143,  157,  158. 
Clapp,131,  141,142,  157. 
Clark,   126,   127,  128,  129,  136, 

145,  149,  155,  156, 159. 
Cobb,  144,  157,  158. 
Cockle,  135. 
Coffin,  129, 131, 135, 148, 149, 154, 

159. 
CofTfrswell,  133,  155. 
Collier,  153,  154. 
Collins,  134,  155. 
Colman,  128. 

Converse,  136,  137,  138,  150. 
Cooke,  126,  139. 
Coolidge,  137. 
Corbett,  155. 
Cornett,  158. 
Corwin,  132,  134. 
Cotnam,  185. 
Cottle,  149. 

Cotton,  137,141,  142,  146,  157. 
Covell,  159. 
Cradock,  129,  130. 
Crafts,  154. 
Craig,  160. 
Crane,  143,  144,  158. 
Crawford,  151. 
Croade,  141,  142. 
Crock(;r,  145,  146. 
Crofts,  153. 
Crosby,  128,  131. 
Cross,  153. 
Crouch, 139, 140. 
Cummings,  138. 
Currier,  132. 
Curtis,  137,  160. 
Cushing,  126,  127,  128,  129, 130, 

131,  134,  135,    140,  141,  142, 

147,  151,  157,  158,  159. 
Cutt,  147,  148,  162. 
Daggcitt,  158,  160. 
Dakin,  156. 
Dalton,  134,  135. 
Dana,  129,  130,  137.  138,  162. 
Dane,  154. 
Daiiforth,  126, 127, 128, 135,  136, 

137, 139. 
Davenport,   126,  127,   153,  154, 

156. 
Davis,  134,  143,   145,   150,  154. 

159. 
Dawes,  153,  154. 
Dav,  156,  158,  161. 
Dean,153,  154,  158. 
Death,  137. 

Deering.  128.  131 ,  147. 
Denison,  126. 
Denny,  139,  147,  151. 


Derby,  135. 

Dexter,  131. 

Dickinson,  160. 

Dix,  139,  156. 

Doane,  128,  144,  145,  140,  163. 

Dole,  155. 

Donnell,  146, 147,  148. 

Dorr,  151. 

Dorrell,  153. 

Downe,  128,  150. 

Dowse,  127, 135,  136, 187. 

Drummond,  151. 

Dudley,  126,  127,  128,  131,  149. 

Dummer,  126,  132, 133, 137, 154, 

155. 
Dunbar,  131. 
Dutch,  155. 
Dwight,  126, 139,  140, 149,  150, 

152,  153. 
Dyer,  128,  130,  162. 
Easterbrook,  156. 
Edson,  141,  142,  157. 
Edwards,  155. 
Ells,  126. 
Eliot,  150. 
Ellis,  154. 
Emerson,  136,  159. 
Emery,  135. 
Epes,  127, 132, 133, 134,  135, 152, 

154. 
Erving.  128,  129,131. 
Evre,  l26. 
Fairfax,  133. 
Fairfield,  135. 
Fales,  143,  144,  151,  162. 
Faneuil,  128,  138. 
Farnum,  134,  135. 
Farnsworth,  146. 
Fayerweather,  128,  129,  131. 
Fearing,  141,  142. 
Fenno,  131. 
Field,  140. 
Fisher,  127,  128,   129,  130,  153, 

154. 
Fitcli,  126,  127,  131. 
Flagg,  136, 160. 
Fletcher,  137.  138,  160. 
Flint,  135,  136,  137. 
Flucker,  129,  131. 
Folger,  148,  159. 
Ford,  137, 138. 
Foster,  130,  137,  141,  142,  143, 

144,  146,  150, 155.  157,  163. 
Fowle,  134,  135,  138,  150. 
Fox,  156,  162. 
Foxcroft,  136,  137,  138,  139. 
Fove,  128,  136. 
Freeman,  144,  145,  146,  151, 158, 

159.  162. 
Frost,  133, 146, 147, 148, 159, 1G2. 
Frv<',  135.  148. 
Fulham,  136.  137,  138. 
Fuller,  139,  144. 
Gage,  135. 
(lale,  132. 
(Jallison,  135. 
Gardiner,  129,  130,  l.-)l. 
Gardner,  131, 134,  135,  138,  148, 

153,  159. 
Geary,  135. 


Gedney,  132,  133. 

Geere,  148. 

Gerrish,  132,  133,  134,  135.  146, 

147,  159, 162. 
Gibbs,  134, 135,  137. 
Gilbert,  135,  144,  150,  155,  163. 
Giles,  147. 
Gill,  153. 
Glover,  156. 

Goddard,  150,  155, 150,  IGO. 
Godfrey,  144. 
Gold,  155. 

Goldthwalte,  129,  151,  1G2. 
Gooch,  128,  131,  137. 
Goodale,  160. 
Goodrieii,  150,  155,  161. 
Gookin,  136,  153. 
Gorhara,  144,  145.  146,  152,  159, 

163. 
Gouge,  143. 
Gould,  129,  130,  154. 
Gowen,  148. 
Graham,  146. 
Grant,  129. 

Gray,  129.  131,  146,  147. 
Greaves,  136,  137. 
Green,  127,  128,  129,  138, 155, 

160. 
Greenloaf,  129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 

135,  142,  154,  155. 
Grecnough,  146. 
Greenw(i()d.l37, 138,  158. 
Gridley,  129,  130,  131. 
Gunnison,  147,  159,  163. 
Guuter,  129. 

Hale,  131,  132,  133,  134,  155. 
Hall,  128, 137, 138, 143, 144, 14G, 

155. 
IIallett,145,146,159. 
Hallowell,  131. 
Hammond,  127,  142,  159. 
Hancock.  131,  149. 
Hapgood,  160. 
Harden,  143. 
Harris,  126,  135.  137,  153,  154, 

155, 156. 
Harrison,  131. 
Hart  we!  1,150,  160. 
Harwood,  150. 
Haskell,  157. 
Hastings.  138,  139. 
Hatch.  129,  131. 
llatliawav,  144. 
IhitlK.rne",  132. 
Haven,  137,  138,156. 
Hawes,  1 19,  158.  IGO. 
Hawley,  139,  140,  156. 
Ilavnian,  136. 
IlaVward.  128,  151,  156. 
Hazleton.  150. 
Heath.  12S,  129,  147. 
Henclmmn,  128.  129,  135. 
H.-nlcv.  13S. 
Ilensliaw,  120,  131,  150. 
H.-rrick,  154,  155. 
Hewcs,  130. 
Ilfwins.  130. 
Hicks,  151. 

liiggins.m,   132.   133,  134.   135, 
1G2. 


170 


Index. 


nm,129, 131,146,147,  148,  159. 

Hillcr,  102. 

lliiu-klcy,  140,  147,  151,  159. 

Hins(hlU^  154. 

Hirst,  120,  133.  •. 

Hobbs,  159. 

Hobby,  126. 

Hobson,  133,  134,  135. 

Hodffos,  143,  158. 

HoH)r()()k,154, 162. 

HoUlcu,  131. 

Hohnan,  153,  157. 

Holms,  143. 

Holyoke,  135,  139. 

Hooke,  140. 

Hooper,  131,  134,  155. 

Ho])kins,  152. 

Houfflitou,  136,  151. 

Hovey,  142, 102. 

Howard,  133,  140,  141,  142,  143, 

144,  151,  157. 
Howe,  130,  144. 
Howland,  143,  144,  157. 
Hoyt,  155. 
Hubbard,  120,  128,  129, 143, 152, 

153,  156. 
Hudson,  160. 
Humphries,  130. 
Hunt,  120,  128,  138,  160. 
Hussey,  148,  151,  163. 
Hutchinson,  126,  127,  128,  129, 

130,  131. 
Hyslop,  131. 
In^als,  155,  158. 
Ingersoll,  140,  152,  150,  161. 
Inglee,  157. 
Ingraham,  139. 
Inmao,  138. 
Ives,  154. 
Jackson,  129,  137. 
Jacobs,  156,  157. 
Jaques,  162. 
Jarvis,  153. 
Jeffries,  120,  128,162. 
Jekyll,  128,  130,  137. 
Jenkins,  159. 
Jennen,  137. 
Jennings,  139,  146. 
Jeunison,  149. 
Jewett,  132,  135,  154. 
Joceyln,  142. 

Johnson,  135,  138,  141, 142. 
Jones,  129.  131,  134,  137,  138, 

151,  160. 
Jordan,  147,  148,  151. 
Keeling,  120. 
Keen,  142. 
Keith,  142. 
Kellogg,  139. 
Kelly,  146. 

Kent,  132,  133,  139,  153. 
Keves,  149.  150. 
Kidder,  137,  138. 
Kilcup,163. 
Kimball,  133. 
King,  152,  157,  160,  163. 
Kingsbury,  151. 
Kingsley,  144. 
Kitchen,  133. 
Kneeland,  138.. 


Knowles,  146,  158,  159. 

Lakcnnan,  140. 

Lamb,  127,  128. 

Lambert,  133,  137. 

Larrabeo,  147. 

Laughton,  156. 

Lawrence,  128,  137,  138. 

Leach, 134. 

Leasonby,  153. 

Lechmere,  127,  134,  138. 

Lee,  129,  133, 134,  185,  188,  139, 

149,  155,  158. 
Legg,  151. 
Legget,  126, 132. 
Leighton,  159. 
Leland,  155,  156. 
Lemon,  137. 

Leonard,  141,  142, 143,  144,  158. 
Lethbridge,  154. 
Leverett,  131, 136. 
Lewis,  128, 131,145, 154,159, 163. 
Lincoln,  128,  129,  130,  131,  138, 

153, 160. 
Lindall,  127,  132, 133,  154. 
Lithgow,  147,  151. 
Little,  140,  141,  142,  152,  156, 

157,  158. 
Livermore.  137,  138. 
Lloyd,  129, 131. 
Lombard,  146,  151. 
Longfellow,  151,  162. 
Lord,  148,  150. 
Loring,  129,  131,  141. 
Lothrop,  141,  145,  149,  157. 
Lowell,  135. 
Luscomb,  144. 
Lutwyche,  153. 
Lvde,  126,  128,  130,  131. 
Lynde,  126,  127,  133,  137. 
Lyman,  128,  140,  148,  156. 
Lyon,  160. 
Lyscomb,  150. 
Mac  Cobb,  151. 
MacFadden,  160. 
MacHard,  134. 
Maclntyre,  142. 
MacLellan,  160. 
Mann,  153. 
Mansfield,  133,  135. 
March,  133. 
Marcy,  150,151,  155. 

Marsto'n,  133,  134,  135,  146. 

Martin,  150. 

Mascarene,  140. 

Mason,  137,  138,  143,  147,  151, 

155, 157, 159. 
Mather,  140. 
Mayhew,  142,  149. 
Mendall,  158,  159. 
Menzies,  136. 

Metcalf,  128, 131, 153,  154. 
Miller,  128,  129,  130,  131,  153. 
Milliken,  147,  151. 
Minot,  127,  128,  132,  133,  135, 

136, 137,  147,  151. 
Mitchel,  151. 
Moody,  133,  135,  146,  147,  148, 

159,  102. 
More,  150. 


Morey,  144,  158,  154. 

Morrill,  134. 

Morse,  130,  140. 

Morton,  140,  141. 

Moscley,  134,  140. 

Moulton,  147, 148,159, 163, 163. 

Mower,  100. 

Mulliken,  135. 

Munroe,  155. 

Murray,  131,  150,  160. 

Mu/.zey,  151. 

Nantos,  143. 

Nelson,  120,  127, 128. 

Newell,  139. 

Newhall,  131,  134,  135. 

Newman,  132, 143, 149,  154, 162. 

Newmarsh,  155. 

Newton,  126. 

Nichols,  137,1.38,151. 

Niles,  129,  131. 

Noble,  151. 

Norden,  132. 

North,  147,  151. 

Norton,  134,  142,  149,  158,  157, 

160,  162. 
Nowell,  147. 
Noyes,  126,  129,  130,  132,  138, 

"147. 
Numpas,  143. 
Nutting,  134,  185,  163. 
Oliver,  126,  127,  128,  129,  134, 

136,139,141,142,151,1.54. 
Orne,  132,  133, 134,  135,  155. 
Osborne,  128, 130,  131. 
Osgood,  133,  134, 135,  150,  154.' 
Otis,  129,  144, 145, 146,  156,  163. 
Oulton,  132,  133,  147. 
Oxnard,  129. 
Paige,  126. 

Palmer,  126,  127,  129,  157,  158. 
Parker,  137,  145,  147,  148,  154, 

155, 163. 
Parsons,  139,  162,  103. 
Partridge,  139,  140, 156. 
Patten,  151. 
Pattie,  151. 
Paxton,  129. 
Payne,  142,  143,  144,  145,  146, 

150,  157,  162. 
Payson,  154. 
Pease,  163. 
Peaslee,  134. 
Peck,  142. 
Pelham,  139. 
Pemberton,  128, 181. 
Penhallow,  140. 
Penninian,  154. 
Pepperrell,  127,  139,  146,   147, 

163. 
Perkins,  131,  147,  148. 
Perrv,  138,  158. 
Phelps,  140. 

Phillips,  129. 180,  134,  136, 155. 
Phippen,  146. 

Phip,s,  127, 136,  137,  138,  155. 
Picknean,  134,  135. 
Pierce,  133, 133, 134, 154,155,162. 
Pierpont,  129.  153. 
Pierson.  147,  152,  154, 155,  162. 
Pike,  132. 


Index. 


171 


Pitts,  129. 

Plaisted,  133,  134,  146. 

Plummor,  135. 

Pollard,  153. 

Pomerov,  139,  156. 

Pond,  129,  131. 

Poole,  134,  136,  137,  141,  156. 

Pope,   142,  143,  144,   154,  158, 

159. 
Porter,  139,  140, 156. 
Potter,  135. 
Powell,  147,  151. 
Pratt  156 

Preble,  146,  151,  159,  160. 
Prentice,  150. 
Prescott,  135, 136, 187,  138, 139, 

155 
Price,  132,  133,  163. 
Prince,  141. 

Prout,  126, 129, 147, 153. 
Putnam,  135,  150. 
Pyuchon,  135,  139,  140. 
Quincy,  126,  127,  128, 129,  130, 

131. 
Ralph,  145. 
Rand,  138. 

Rawson,  150, 153,  156,  160. 
Raymond,  160. 
Read,  137,  138,  139,  158,  160. 
Reminffton,  136,  137,  156. 
Rice,  150,  151,  160. 
Richards,  129. 
Richardson,  136,  137,  150,  154, 

155,  156, 160. 
Richmond,  143, 144,  157,  158. 
Roach,  159. 

Robinson,  140, 145, 146, 154. 
Roby,  135, 137,  138,  155. 
Rogers,  128, 131,  132,  133,  134, 

135,  138,  143. 
Rolfe,  132, 133, 155,  162. 
Root,  140. 
Ropes,  134. 
Ross,  151. 
Rovve,  129,  130.     ' 
Rowell,  133,  134. 
Rovall,  128,  129,  130,  137,  138, 

'151,  153, 157,  159. 
Ruck,  127,  128. 
Ruddock,  129,  131. 
RujTfrk.s,  142,  150,  153,  157, 160. 
Russell,  136,  137,   138,  139,  144, 

145, 158. 
Baffin,  142. 
Saltonstall,   127,  128,  132,  133, 

134,  135,  137. 
Sampson,  159. 
Sandlbrd,  160. 
Sarsou,  149. 
Sartle,  136,  137. 
Saunders,  134.  135. 
Savage,  127,  128,  130,  146,  153, 

162. 
Savery,  157. 

Sawyer,  135,  147,  155,  163. 
Sayer,  147,  148. 
Sayward,  148. 
Scale,  159,  160. 
Scollay,  129, 130. 
Seaberry,  147. 


Sears  159. 

Sergeant,' 132,    133,    134,    135, 

154,  155,  160. 
Sever,  141,  142. 
Sewall,  126,  127,  128,  129,  131, 

132,  133,  138, 147,  148,  153, 

162. 
Shannon,  162. 
Shapleigh,  147. 
Shaw,  151. 
Shoaffe,  139,  162. 
Sheldon,  156. 
Shephard,  129. 
Sherburne,  129,  130. 
Sherman,  139,  140. 
Shove,  157. 
Shurtleff,  142. 
Shute,  160. 
Silvester,  152,  157. 
Simons,  143. 
Simonton,  151. 
Simi)son,  129,  136,  148,  159. 
Skifle,  144,  145,  149,  158,  159. 
Skinner,  129,  133. 
Slade,  144. 
Small,  147. 
Smith,  126,  131,  143,  146,  147, 

149,  152,  156,  157,  158,  163. 
Someriay,  154. 
Soule,  158. 
Southward,  143. 
Sparhawk,  138,  147,  156,  160, 

162. 
Sparrow,  144. 
Spaulding,  138. 
Spo(mer,  131, 144, 163. 
Sprague,  142.  * 

Spurr,  126, 127, 128,  129, 131. 
Stanifovd,  155,  157. 
Staples,  159. 
Steele.  127,  128,  150. 
Stevens,  132.  134,  154,  155. 
Stickney,  138. 
Stinaon,  151. 
Stockbridge,  141.  142. 
Stoddard,  126,  127, 128, 129,131, 

137,  138, 139,  152. 
Stone,  136, 146, 150, 156, 159, 160. 
Storer,  129,  147,  148. 
Story,  131,  135. 
Sturgis,  145,  146,  159,  162. 
Sturtevant,  142,  157. 
Strong,  140. 
Strout,  147. 
Sullivan,  148. 
Sumner,  129,  130,  149,  153. 
Swett,  133. 
Swilt,  128.  153. 
Tabor,  142,  143, 144,  157. 
Talt,  149.  150. 
Taller.  126,  127. 
Talbot,  129.  143,  144,  158. 
Tasker.  134. 
Ta.st,  127. 

Tavlor,  131.  140,  150,  151,  160. 
Tcniide,  129,  137, 138. 
Terry,  158. 
Thatcli.-r,  128, 130, 144, 145, 140. 

158. 159. 
Thaxter,  126, 127,  131, 153. 


Thaver,  131, 140. 

Thomas,  140,  141,  145,  153, 154, 

156. 
Thompson,  137,  141, 152. 
Throop,  157.  162. 
Thwing,  150. 
Tilestone,  128.  131. 
Tilton,  139,  149. 
Tinkham,  142. 
Titcomb,  154. 
Tohe,  143. 
Tobev.  144,  163. 
Todd,  152. 

Torrey,  143, 144,  157. 
Townsend,  126,  130,  137 
Tracv, 131. 
Travell,  154. 
Treat,  158,  159. 
Trowbridge,  137. 
True,  155. 

Tucker,  131, 157, 158. 
Tudor,  131. 

Tufts,  130.  136, 137,  139. 
Tupper,  146,  158. 
Turner,  127,  132,  133,  134,  135, 

141,  142,  157. 
Tyler,  128.  129.  130.  150.  158. 
Tvley.  128,  153, 162. 
Tyng,  135.  136,  137,  138,139. 
Upham,  151. 
Usher,  136. 

Valentine,  126,  155, 162. 
Vans,  135. 
Varnam,  139. 

Vassall,  127,  128,  137, 138,  139. 
Vinton,  137. 
Vose,  154. 
Vyall,  143. 

Wade,  127, 132, 133,  154. 
Wadsworth.  127.  128.  140. 
Wainwright.  132,  133,  154. 
Walde,  128.  131,147,  151. 
Waldron.  155. 
Walker.  143.  158. 
Walley,  128.  153. 
Ward.  136,  140,149,  150,  154, 

155, 160. 
Ware,  127,  128,  154. 
Warren,  140,  141,  142.156. 
Watson,  141.  142.  156. 
Watts.  128,  146.  153,  154. 
Webb,  163. 
Welles,  128,  129,  130,  137,  139, 

148. 
Wendell.  127.  128.  129. 
Wentworth,  129. 
W.St.  1 44.  155. 
Westbrook.  147. 
Whraton.  144. 160. 
Wheeler.  147. 
Wheelwright,  127, 131, 140, 147, 

148,  163. 
Wliitromb.  150. 
Wliipple.  132.  133.  150. 
White.  127,  12s.    129.   131.   132. 

133,  134,  139,  142,  144,  147, 

151. 150.157. 
Whiting.  136,  137.  138.  154. 
Whitman.  13(i.  137,  138. 
Whitney,  131,  153. 


172 


Index. 


Whittemore,  156. 

Whitworth,t31. 

Wil<ll)or(\  158. 

Wilder,  i:5(i,  149,  150,  IGO. 

Wilks,  157. 

Willard,  127,128,149,150,  151. 

Williams.  129, 130, 181, 187, 139, 

140,  143,  144,  152,  153,  155, 

157,  158. 
Willis,  142,  143,  144,  147,  153, 

157. 


Wilson,  126, 139,  155. 
Winslow,  127, 128, 129,  130, 131, 

140,  141,  142,  14G,  149,  1G2, 

1G3. 
Winter,  153. 

Winthroi),  126,127,130, 137,138. 
Wise,  133. 

Witliam,  134,  162,  163. 
Wolcott,  132,  133,  151,  160. 
Wood,  133,  135,  136,  137,   140, 

150. 


Woodbury,  148. 

Woodbridge,  132,  134,  135,  140, 

152,  155. 
Woodside,  147,  151. 
Woolson,  151. 
Worth,  148, 149. 
Wortliinfrton,  140. 
Wrifjht,  149,  156,  160. 
Wyer,  152. 
Yeamans,  129. 
Young,  153. 


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